Sushant Singh Rajput Death: Centre Demands A CBI Probe In SC; Says ‘No Case Pending’ In Maharashtra-Reports

After the Supreme Court reserved its verdict and asked all parties to file their reply until Thursday, in Rhea Chakraborty’s plea seeking transfer of Sushant Singh Rajput’s case from Bihar to Mumbai, latest reports in Republic states that the Centre has asked for a CBI probe in. Read On

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Sushant Singh Rajput Death: Centre Demands A CBI Probe In SC; Says ‘No Case Pending’ In Maharashtra-Reports
The whole narrative of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s case changed after people linked Rhea to the actor and made some shocking revelations. While many theories are being made regarding the actor’s mysterious death on June 14, almost a month after Sushant’s demise, his father KK Singh lodged an FIR against Rhea Chakraborty and five others, in Patna. That eventually led to Rhea filing a petition in the Supreme Court seeking the transfer of the case from Bihar to Mumbai. Now, after SC reserved its verdict and asked all parties to file their reply until Thursday, latest reports state that the Centre has asked for a CBI probe in. Read On

According to a report in Republic, on Thursday, an affidavit accessed by the channel stated that the Centre has asked for a CBI probe into the Sushant Singh Rajput death investigation. The report stated that the affidavit was a reply filed by the Centre in the Supreme Court after the latest hearing in Rhea Chakraborty’s plea. The report stated that in the reply filed by the Centre, it is mentioned how two cases on the same issue were not pending in two states of Bihar and Maharashtra, anymore. 

Meanwhile, the Centre pointed out how the Maharashtra Police has not filed an FIR in Sushant Singh Rajput’s case as of yet. The report stated that the Centre argued that the 56 statements recorded by the Maharashtra Police had no backing in law in the absence of 'investigation'. The reply filed by the Centre also mentioned that the state police can lodge an FIR and then start an investigation. Moving on, in the affidavit, the Centre maintained that there is no ‘case pending’ with the Maharashtra police as none of the steps mentioned, required before filing the FIR were taken by the police. After stating the reasons, the Centre asked the SC to let the CBI investigate the case and asked to not pass any observations which will 'impede the ED's ongoing investigation'.
Sushant Singh Rajput

Sushant Singh Rajput

While the Centre requested for a CBI probe, Sushant Singh Rajput’s family mentioned in their reply to Rhea Chakraborty’s plea in the Supreme Court that they have no faith in the Mumbai police. Also Read: Sushant Singh Rajput Death Case: Late Actor’s Family States They Have ‘No Faith In Mumbai Police’, In Their Submission Against Rhea’s Plea In SC

Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead, hanging in his Mumbai residence on June 14. The actor allegedly died by suicide and no note was found.  





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