New Delhi: After getting a nod from the Supreme Court to probe actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, a CBI team will visit Mumbai soon. The CBI team will look to investigate the case further, the agency said Wednesday. The CBI is yet to visit the megacity regarding the investigation. It took over the probe into an FIR registered by the Bihar Police on the basis of a complaint by Rajput’s father KK Singh.
The CBI said it has collected relevant material from the Bihar police. The probe agency has also spoken to some stakeholders in the case, officials said.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday handed over the probe to the CBI which has already registered an FIR in the matter.
“The investigation related to death of Sushant Singh Rajput is continuing. A CBI team will visit Mumbai in due course for further investigation. Other details cannot be shared at this stage,” CBI spokesperson RK Gaur said here.
Rajput, 34, was found hanging from the ceiling of his apartment in suburban Bandra in Mumbai June 14. Since then Mumbai Police were probing the case but was yet to file an FIR.
The top court’s verdict came on a plea filed by actress Rhea Chakraborty. She sought transfer of an FIR, lodged against her and six others at Patna by Rajput’s father accusing them of abetting the actor’s suicide, to Mumbai.
The court noted that Rajput’s father and the Bihar government have alleged that Mumbai Police is attempting to shield the real culprits under political pressure. However, the Maharashtra government has strongly refuted it. It said Patna Police has no jurisdiction to investigate the crime as the incident has taken place in Mumbai.
The apex court said political interference has been alleged against both the states and that has the potential of discrediting the investigation.
The legal process must therefore be focused upon revelation of the correct facts through credible and legally acceptable investigation, the top court said Wednesday.
