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Sushant Singh Rajput death case: Bihar Police DGP urges Rhea Chakraborty to join investigation
Bihar Police DGP Gupteshwar Pandey says that they want actress Rhea Chakraborty to join the Patna police investigation in Sushant Singh Rajput death case.
Bihar Police DGP Gupteshwar Pandey has urged actress Rhea Chakraborty to join the investigation of Patna police which was on going in Mumbai.
"We have not questioned Rhea Chakraborty till now but we want her to come and join investigation", Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey said.
The Bihar DGP further said that 6 people were under the scanner in Sushant Singh Rajput death case and till now, Patna police have recorded statements of four people which included Sushant Singh Rajput's sister, his former girlfriend Ankita Lokhande, a doctor and Sushant's friend Mahesh Shetty.
Gupteshwar Pandey said that soon a senior IPS officer will be going to Mumbai to expedite the Patna police investigation.
Bihar DGP also downplayed reports of Mumbai Police not cooperating with the investigation carried out by the Patna police. Gupteshwar Pandey said earlier there was hiccups before the Patna police but now, Mumbai Police was cooperating.
"Initially there were issues regarding Mumbai Police not cooperating with Patna police team but now everything has been settled", said Pandey
However, Gupteshwar Pandey said that the Patna Police has demanded some necessary CCTV footage and postmortem papers from the Mumbai Police to carry forward the investigation, but they have not yet received them.
Regarding issuing the lookout notice against Rhea Chakraborty, Gupteshwar Pandey said it was only the last available option for Patna police. Pandey said he was hoping for Rhea Chakraborty to join in the investigation soon.
Bihar DGP said that Patna police will go to any extent to and unravel the truth behind Sushant Singh Rajput's death.
Bihar Police DGP Gupteshwar Pandey has urged actress Rhea Chakraborty to join the investigation of Patna police which was on going in Mumbai.
"We have not questioned Rhea Chakraborty till now but we want her to come and join investigation", Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey said.
The Bihar DGP further said that 6 people were under the scanner in Sushant Singh Rajput death case and till now, Patna police have recorded statements of four people which included Sushant Singh Rajput's sister, his former girlfriend Ankita Lokhande, a doctor and Sushant's friend Mahesh Shetty.
Gupteshwar Pandey said that soon a senior IPS officer will be going to Mumbai to expedite the Patna police investigation.
Bihar DGP also downplayed reports of Mumbai Police not cooperating with the investigation carried out by the Patna police. Gupteshwar Pandey said earlier there was hiccups before the Patna police but now, Mumbai Police was cooperating.
"Initially there were issues regarding Mumbai Police not cooperating with Patna police team but now everything has been settled", said Pandey
However, Gupteshwar Pandey said that the Patna Police has demanded some necessary CCTV footage and postmortem papers from the Mumbai Police to carry forward the investigation, but they have not yet received them.
Regarding issuing the lookout notice against Rhea Chakraborty, Gupteshwar Pandey said it was only the last available option for Patna police. Pandey said he was hoping for Rhea Chakraborty to join in the investigation soon.
Bihar DGP said that Patna police will go to any extent to and unravel the truth behind Sushant Singh Rajput's death.
The top Bihar police said they are not out to frame or let anyone off in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case and that they do not have any personal enmity with her without naming Rhea Chakraborty.
A four-member team of the Patna Police is in Mumbai to probe Rajput’s death after the actor’s father lodged a complaint under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including those pertaining to abetment of suicide, cheating and fraud, against Chakraborty and six others.
The team reached Mumbai on July 27 and began its probe.
Gupteshwar Pandey, Bihar’s director general of police, said in an interview to a Hindi television news channel on Saturday that Chakraborty must have the courage to face any investigator.
“She was the one who called for a CBI probe… I don’t know why she wants the Mumbai Police or the Bihar police to investigate the case. If she is innocent, she should come forward and should say it openly that any agency can probe the case,” Pandey told Aaj Tak.
“She should say I am here and anyone can ask any question and probe whatever they want to. Why play a game of hide and seek?” he asked.
Pandey said they are not accusing anyone and the probe into Rajput’s death shouldn’t be turned into a Maharashtra versus Bihar battle amid reports that the police team from Patna is not being helped by the force in Mumbai.
“I am saying a simple thing that one should look at the sentiments of the country’s people. People say that he was a vibrant, enthusiastic and successful young man. They feel there is some kind of mystery if a man who had money and fame hangs himself,” he said.
“That mystery must be probed and truth must come out. Why should anyone have any problem with that? Bihar Police have registered an FIR and started a probe,” he added.
The top official said they are not out to frame or let anyone off and that they do not have any personal enmity with her without naming Chakraborty.
The Patna Police team, he said, is using every channel to get in touch with Chakraborty.
“We have been saying they should come forward. If there is no evidence we wouldn’t arrest them but the day we have the evidence we wouldn’t let anyone off—director, producer, a billionaire, a big businessman,” he added.
“It is our moral responsibility to tell the people of the country what’s the truth and not make it any more mysterious. It’s a big responsibility we have to bear. Mumbai Police also have that responsibility,” he added.
The DGP said they don’t have any document or evidence related to the case except the FIR lodged by Rajput’s father. Pandey said Bihar police want the forensic science laboratory reports, inquest report, post-mortem report and relevant CCTV footage in order to facilitate the probe.
They also want details of those who were examined by Mumbai Police and what they have said in their statements, the top police official said.
“We don’t want to arrest just anyone and don’t want to be called a hero by maligning anyone. The people of Bihar and this country just want to know why has this case become so mysterious,” he said.
Pandey had said earlier that the Bihar police is capable enough to investigate the matter and it was for the family of the actor to demand a CBI probe. “We do not and should not demand CBI enquiry. Bihar Police is capable of doing the investigation in the case. A senior IPS officer would be sent to Mumbai for assisting the four-member team,” he said.
Chakraborty has moved the Supreme Court, seeking the transfer of the FIR filed in Patna to Mumbai. The top court will hear her plea on August 5. Both Bihar and Maharashtra governments have already filed caveats in the Supreme Court that they should be heard before any order is passed on Chakraborty’s plea.
Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead in his apartment in Mumbai’s Bandra on June 14.
Nitish Kumar ready to let CBI probe Sushant Singh’s case if his family requests
Amid growing demand for a CBI probe into the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, the Bihar government Saturday said it could hand over the case to the central probe agency if the late actor’s father so demands, even as one of the actor’s sisters urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene.
Sushant was found dead at his Mumbai residence on June 14.
Talking to news channels on Saturday, chief minister Nitish Kumar said if Sushant’s father K K Singh, who had lodged the FIR with Patna police, demands a CBI probe, his government could think of recommending it to the ministry of home affairs (MHA).
Kumar said it was the duty of the Bihar Police to conduct an investigation and it was doing so.
“Mumbai police should cooperate with Bihar police since a case was lodged by the actor’s father. Bihar police is investigating the case with full honesty and sincerity. The family should get justice,” he said.
Water resource minister Sanjay Jha had earlier said the chief minister would definitely recommend a CBI probe if Sushant’s family demanded so.
Sushant’s sister Shweta Singh Kirti Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene expressing fears that the evidence in the case could be tampered with. She requested the PM to ensure everything was handled in a “sanitised way”.
Meanwhile, talking to media persons, Bihar’s DGP Gupteshwar Pandey said it was for the family of the actor to demand a CBI probe. “We do not and should not demand CBI enquiry. Bihar Police is capable of doing the investigation in the case. A senior IPS officer would be sent to Mumbai for assisting the four-member team.”
He also dismissed reports that Mumbai police were mistreating Bihar police officials.
The DGP said the police team had recorded the statements of Ashok Kumar (Sushant’s chef), Neeraj (sweeper), Ankita Lokhande (former girlfriend), Mahesh Shetty (friend), Meetu Singh (sister) and Dr Chawra (doctor) in Mumbai.
“Sushant was not only Bihar’s son, he was India’s son,” Pandey said.
The DGP said the police team could not locate Rhea Chakarborty, the prime accused in the FIR filed by Sushant’s father in Patna. “The police team visited banks to gather details about the transactions. All evidence is being collected. The team also tried to collect CCTV footage, video clips, FSL report, medico-legal report, postmortem report and all related papers from the Mumbai police,” he said, adding that he would not talk about the investigation details at this stage as the matter was sub judice.
Rhea had earlier moved the Supreme Court, seeking transfer of FIR filed in Patna to Mumbai. Sources said the apex court could hear her plea on August 5. Both Bihar and Maharashtra governments have already filed caveats in SC that they should be heard before any order is passed on Rhea’s plea.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which registered a money laundering case soon after the FIR was filed in Patna, has sought details of the financial transactions of the Vividrage Rheality in which Rhea is a director, and Front India For World, in which her brother Showik is a director.
A senior official said that Bihar police had also questioned director Rumi Jafferry since he was going to do a film with Sushant and Rhea. Rumi had earlier claimed he knew about Sushant’s condition. The four-member Bihar Police team will also question the cast of Sushant’s last film.
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