Sushant Singh Rajput death case: Supreme Court orders CBI probe
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| Sushant Singh Rajput death case: Supreme Court orders CBI probe |
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a CBI probe into the unnatural death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
A Bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy ordered the Mumbai Police to hand over all evidence collected so far in the case to the CBI.
The top court said the Bihar government was competent to transfer the investigation to the CBI.
The FIR registered at Patna was correct, said the SC.
Sushant Singh Rajput death case: Supreme Court orders CBI probe
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| Sushant Singh Rajput death case: Supreme Court orders CBI probe |
"The Maharashtra government must comply and assist the central agency in the probe," directed the Supreme Court.
The CBI was free to register a fresh case, if required, said Justice Hrishikesh Roy.
The top court also rejected Rhea Chakraborty's petition seeking transfer of an FIR lodged in Patna against her by Sushant's father KK Singh to Mumbai.The top court also rejected Rhea Chakraborty's petition seeking transfer of an FIR lodged in Patna against her by Sushant's father KK Singh to Mumbai.
Senior advocate Vikas Singh, who represented Sushant Singh's family in the Supreme Court, said the court has used its inherent power as it felt CBI probe was the right way forward in the case.
Actor Rhea Chakraborty, Sushant Singh Rajput's girlfriend, had asked the Supreme Court to transfer the FIR or First Information Report registered by his family in Patna to Mumbai.
On June 14, Sushant Singh Rajput, 34, was found dead in his Mumbai apartment.
The Mumbai Police said it was a suicide, adding that he was suferring from depression.
More than a month later, Sushant Singh Rajput's father KK Singh filed a case in Bihar accusing Rhea Chakraborty and her family harassing him mentally and financially.
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