Rajput, 34, was found hanging in his apartment in the suburbs of Bandra on June 14. The CBI took over the case on August 19.
Days after Sushant Singh Rajput’s family lawyer questioned the rhythm of the CBI probe Regarding the actor’s death, the central agency said it was conducting a “professional investigation” into the case and that nothing had yet been ruled out.
“The Central Bureau of Investigation is conducting a professional investigation into the death of Shri Sushant Singh Rajput in which all aspects are being analyzed and no aspects have been ruled out to date,” CBI said in a statement.
The statement comes amid calls from various quarters demanding an update from the CBI on the progress made on the case after more than a month since it took over the investigation. Rajput, 34, was found hanging in his apartment in the suburbs of Bandra on June 14. The CBI took over the case on August 19.
The CBI had filed an FIR after taking over the Bihar police investigation into alleged complicity in the suicide case brought by the actor’s father, KK Singh, in Patna, against Rajput’s girlfriend, Rhea Chakraborty, and his family.
Last week, at a press conference, The actor’s family lawyer, Vikas Singh, said all attention was being diverted to drug-related issues, with the Office of Narcotics Control holding a “fashion show” of Bollywood stars.
“Today, we are defenseless because we do not know in which direction the case is going. Normally, CBI holds a press conference. But in this case, to this day, CBI has not held a press conference on what they have discovered. This is a very serious issue, “he had said.
Singh had also taken to Twitter, saying he was “getting frustrated” by the delay in CBI reaching a decision in the case. “Frustrated by the delay in which CBI made the decision to turn complicity in suicide into the murder of SSR (Sushant Singh Rajput). The doctor who is part of the AIIMS team had long ago told me that the photos sent by me indicated 200 percent that it was death by strangulation and not suicide, ”Singh had tweeted.
Even Maharashtra’s Interior Minister Anil Deshmukh had criticized the CBI, stating that the question of whether the actor’s death was a suicide or a murder remains unanswered so far by the main investigating agency.
“The case was turned over to the CBI to investigate whether Sushant Singh Rajput’s death was suicide or murder. This remains unanswered so far. This issue is now on the back burner and we have something else that is now being discussed, ”Deshmukh told the media.
On Monday, friends and family of the actor said they would observe a hunger strike starting October 2 to demand justice in the matter as there have been no updates from CBI on the death case.
The CBI had called Rhea for questioning at the DRDO guesthouse in Santacruz for four days earlier this month. During this period, she was interrogated in the presence of her brother Showik, Sushant’s friend Siddharth Pithani, and his cook, among others. However, the CBI did not arrest her or request her questioning in custody. On September 8, the NCB arrested Rhea for allegedly purchasing drugs for Sushant.
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