‘Suicide, No Abetment’: CBI Information Closure Report In Sushant Rajput Case
New Delhi:
Greater than 4 years after it took over the probe, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a closure report within the Sushant Singh Rajput loss of life case, sources stated on Saturday.
Sushant Singh Rajput, 34, was discovered hanging at his flat in Mumbai’s Bandra on June 14, 2020. His loss of life had shocked hundreds of followers and given rise to a number of theories – together with some alleging a black magic angle – prompting an investigation.
Officers stated the closure report has been filed in two instances – the allegations made by Sushant Rajput’s father towards his then girlfriend and actor Rhea Chakraborty and Ms Chakraborty’s allegations towards Sushant’s household.
The CBI had taken over the case from the Bihar Police in August 2020. Sources stated that after conducting an investigation for over 4 years, the company didn’t discover any proof that anybody had pushed Sushant Rajput to suicide and Ms Chakraborty and her household have been given a clear chit.
A forensic staff from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) had additionally said that Sushant Rajput was not murdered and it was a case of loss of life by suicide.
After the loss of life, the Bihar Police had registered an abetment of suicide case primarily based on a grievance filed in Patna by Rajput’s father KK Singh. The actor’s household had accused Ms Chakraborty of mentally harassing him, medicating him, exploiting him for cash and taking part in a task in his loss of life.
When the CBI took over the investigation, the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) was requested to forensically look at the crime scene. A laptop computer, onerous disks, a Canon digital camera and two mobiles had been seized and all of them had been forensically examined.
Ms Chakraborty was amongst over 20 individuals who had been questioned throughout the investigation.
‘False Narratives’
In an announcement, Rhea Chakraborty’s lawyer Satish Maneshinde stated he and the actor had been grateful to the CBI for having completely investigated each side of the case however added that the false narratives across the case had been “completely uncalled for”.
“As a result of pandemic everybody was glued to the TV & social media within the absence of something taking place within the nation. Harmless folks had been hounded and paraded earlier than the media and investigative authorities. I hope this doesn’t repeat in any case… Rhea Chakraborty needed to endure untold miseries and was behind bars for 27 days for no fault of hers till Justice Sarang V Kotwal launched her on bail,” he stated.
“I salute her and her household for having saved silent and but suffered the inhuman therapy they had been meted (sic)… Each Rhea’s household and my staff and I had been hounded and threatened… At this time I can share that I am proud to have defended a fauji (Military) household professional bono… This nation remains to be very secure and each citizen crying for justice has hope because of our vibrant judiciary,” the lawyer added.
Circulars Cancelled
In October final 12 months, the Supreme Court docket had upheld the Bombay Excessive Court docket’s determination to cancel the CBI’s lookout round issued towards them following Sushant Singh Rajput’s loss of life.
Calling the petition “frivolous”, a bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan had famous that it appeared that the CBI, the federal government of Maharashtra and the Bureau of Immigration had challenged the Bombay Excessive Court docket’s determination simply because the accused had been from a high-profile background.
“We’re warning you. You might be submitting such a frivolous petition, solely as a result of one of many accused is a high-profile individual. It will likely be dismissed with exemplary value. Each individuals have deep roots in society,” Justice Gavai had stated.
The circulars towards Ms Chakraborty, her brother Showik, mom Sandhya and father Lt Colonel Indrajit Chakraborty (retired) had been issued in 2020.
