From statements given by Sushant Singh Rajput’s cook Neeraj and his roommate Siddharth Pithani, it is clear that they approached a locksmith to open the door when they discovered that the late actor was not opening the room from the inside. Now, in a sting operation conducted by Republic TV, six locksmiths who run their business near SSR’s house in Bandra, said they were not questioned by Mumbai police in the case.
In its latest report, the channel reached out to locksmiths working in the vicinity of Bandra’s Mont Blanc building, where SSR was found dead. None of the locksmiths mentioned having been questioned by Mumbai police in the case, while some of them said that some media outlets had come to speak with them about the case.
Previously, in an interview with India Today TVSushant’s cook named Neeraj said that he, along with Siddharth and another roommate, Samuel, saw the body of the late actor hanging from the ceiling fan in their room. Neeraj mentioned that when they realized SSR was not opening the door, Siddharth suggested calling the locksmith. He dialed a number he had taken from a friend to call the apartment’s locksmith, who then broke the lock. The cook added that Siddharth asked them to wait until the locksmith left to open the door. Said Siddharth gave Rs 2000 to the locksmith to break the lock.
Meanwhile, Siddharth will be questioned by the Directorate of Enforcement today, August 10, in the Rhea Chakraborty money laundering case. Rhea and her parents will also reportedly be questioned again.
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