The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has submitted a closure report on the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput in 2020, sources said on Saturday. According to sources, the CBI has filed the closure report in a Mumbai court nearly five years after Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. The agency stated in its submission that it found no evidence suggesting foul play in his death.
Sushant, 34, was found dead at his Bandra residence on June 14, 2020, which created a huge controversy, with the investigation later being handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation. His postmortem report stated the cause of death was asphyxia. The postmortem was conducted at Mumbai’s Cooper Hospital.
CBI Took Over The Case From Bihar Police
The CBI had taken over the case from the Bihar Police in August 2020. Sushant’s father KK Singh files an FIR in Patna police station. He had accused actress Rhea Chakraborty and others of abetment to suicide, financial fraud, and mental harassment. In response, Rhea Chakraborty filed a counter-complaint in Mumbai, alleging that Sushant’s sisters had obtained a fake medical prescription for him.
Various reports stated that even after conducting an investigation for over four years, the agency was unable to find any evidence. Furthermore, Reports say that there is no evidence to prove that anyone had driven Sushant Rajput to suicide. The CBI has given Chakraborty and her family a clean chit. According to a forensic team from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Sushant Rajput was not murdered and it was a case of death by suicide.
Sushant And His Career
Sushant began his career in the entertainment industry with TV shows like Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil and went on to receive accolades for his performance in Ekta Kapoor’s Pavitra Rishta.
The actor transitioned to the big screen and appeared in movies like Kai Po Che, MS Dhoni: The Untold Story, Shuddh Desi Romance, Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!, Chhichhore, and Dil Bechara, among others. He gained significant popularity after his biggest success, MS Dhoni: The Untold Story.
The actor was last seen in director Mukesh Chhabra’s Dil Bechara opposite Sanjana Sanghi, which was the official remake of the novel The Fault in Our Stars. The film was released on OTT.
Disha Salian Death
Meanwhile in the case relating to the death of the former manager of Sushant Singh, Disha Salian, her father Satish Salian approached the Bombay High Court seeking a probe into his daughter’s death and requesting the registration of an FIR against Aaditya Thackeray, among others. Disha was found dead on June 8, 2020, days before Sushant was found hanging in his flat in suburban Bandra, Mumbai. The Bombay High Courton has listed the writ petition and will hear the case on April 2.
Earlier, Aditya Thackeray hit back at critics who linked him to the Disha Salian death case, accusing them of trying to defame him for the past five years. Thackeray emphasized that since the matter is already in court, he’ll reserve his comments for the legal proceedings.
“A lot of people have tried to defame me for the last five years. If the matter is in court, then we will speak in court,” Thackeray told the media.
Meanwhile, the advocate representing Satish Salian has served a copy of the writ petition on Sameer Wankhede, who was the NCB director at that time. Faizan Merchant, Advocate for Sameer Wankhede has stated that his client is going to file a detailed affidavit in the High Court which will answer all the points concerning his client. (ANI)
