Sushant Singh Rajput Death Case: SC Dismisses PIL For CBI Probe, Says ‘Let Police Do Their Job'
On July 30, the Supreme Court of India refuted the PIL seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
For
the
past
month,
fans,
several
celebrities
as
well
as
politicians
have
been
asking
for
a
probe
by
the
Central
Bureau
of
Investigation
(CBI)
in
Sushant
Singh
Rajput's
death
case.
Hashtags
asking
justice
for
the
late
Bollywood
actor's
death
have
also
been
trending
on
social
media
since
his
death
on
June
14,
2020.
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After
receiving
acknowledgement
letters
from
the
offices
of
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
and
Home
Minister
Amit
Shah,
fans
had
hopes
that
the
case
will
be
handed
over
to
the
CBI.
However,
the
Supreme
Court
of
India
has
refused
to
entertain
the
PIL
(public
interest
litigation)
filed
by
Alka
Priya
asking
for
a
CBI
probe
in
the
case.
On
Thursday,
July
30,
the
SC
refuted
the
PIL
seeking
a
CBI
probe
into
the
death
of
Sushant
Singh
Rajput.
While
rejecting
the
PIL,
Sharad
Arvind
Bobde,
Chief
Justice
of
India,
said,
"Let
the
police
do
their
job."
Mumbai
And
Bihar
Police
Are
Investigating
The
Case
Currently,
the
case
is
being
investigated
by
Mumbai
as
well
as
Bihar
Police.
After
Sushant's
untimely
death
on
June
14,
Mumbai
Police
had
filed
an
accidental
death
report
under
Section
174
of
the
Criminal
Procedure
Code.
According
to
reports,
no
formal
complaint
was
filed
in
connection
with
the
case
until
last
Saturday,
when
the
late
actor's
father
KK
Singh
lodged
an
FIR
in
Patna.
FIR
Against
Rhea
Chakraborty
In
the
FIR,
Sushant
Singh
Rajput's
father
has
accused
girlfriend
Rhea
Chakraborty
of
cheating
and
threatening
his
son.
Sushant's
family
has
also
claimed
that
Rhea
intentionally
kept
him
away
from
his
family.
Mahesh
Bhatt
Was
Summoned
By
Mumbai
Police
In
the
last
month,
the
Mumbai
police
have
recorded
over
35
statements
of
the
later
actor's
family
members,
friends
and
industry
colleagues.
Some
of
the
recent
people
summoned
by
the
police
were
employees
of
Dharma
Productions,
Yash
Raj
Films,
filmmakers
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali,
Mahesh
Bhatt,
actress
Kangana
Ranaut
and
others.