Sushant Singh Rajput Death Probe LIVE Updates: Rhea Chakraborty, Showik's judicial custody extends till Oct 20

Filmmakers Anubhav Sinha and Hansal Mehta on Tuesday expressed concern for actress Rhea Chakraborty, who continues to be in judicial custody. A Special Court in the city earlier in the day extended the judicial custody of Rhea and her brother Showik Chakraborty till October 20, in a drug-related case that came up as part of investigation into the death of Rhea's boyfriend, late actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

Anubhav Sinha tweeted: "That girl has been in Jail for a month. Seriously guys!!!"

Hansal Mehta wrote on the microblogging site: "Please remind me. What is @Tweet2Rhea in custody for exactly? And why is she still in custody?"

Reacting to Sinha's tweet, screenwriter Kanika Dhillon wrote: "Yesss!!! Let that sink in... she has already been in jail for A MONTH!! RELEASE @Tweet2Rhea #rheachakroborty n all those who were baying for her blood.. reflect. Ponder. And at least NOW come forward n support her to be out of JAIL! #ReleaseRheaChakraborty."

Reacting to Mehta's tweet, filmmaker Onir wrote: "Why is @Tweet2Rhea still in custody ? Is it really essential for the investigation or just to satisfy a ranting 80k fake account ... hate and rant factory ?"

Accusing the family of Sushant Singh Rajput and their legal advisors of "interfering and tampering with the investigations", Team Rhea Chakraborty's lawyers have warned that they will bring it to the notice of the appropriate courts.

Advocate Satish Maneshinde, who represents Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik, said that the kin and lawyers of the late actor are raising doubts on the probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and also the conclusions of the AIIMS forensic team.

"The CBI is independently and impartially investigating both the cases and the agency is supposed to be insulated and free from any interference," Maneshinde said, referring to the probe into the actor's death and the offshoot drugs cases.

However, he said it is disturbing to learn that Sushant's family and their lawyers "are interfering and tampering with the investigations", putting pressure on the AIIMS team by speaking to them during investigations and releasing purported audio conversations and information to the media in order to pressurise and tamper with the potential witnesses.

"Sushant's family lawyer (Vikas Singh) is supposed to have said that he is going to meet the CBI Director to get the family's pre-determined path of investigations into SSR's death. It is very disturbing to read such information in the media as attempts are being made to get a pre-determined result in the case," Maneshinde pointed out.

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Bombay High Court today heard the petition of Sushant Singh Rajput's sisters Priyanka and Meetu for quashing the FIR under sections in the NDPS Act filed by Rhea Chakraborty.  The matter was adjourned to 13th October after Rhea's lawyer Satish Maneshinde sought time to file a reply on the plea.

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Actor Sushant Singh Rajput's sisters Priyanka Singh and Meetu Singh on Tuesday moved the Bombay High Court, seeking to quash the FIR registered against them by Mumbai Police for forgery and procuring fake medical prescription for their late brother. The Bandra police lodged the FIR against the duo on September 7, based on a complaint filed by Rajputs girlfriend and actress Rhea Chakraborty, who is currently in jail in connection with a drugs case related to the actor's death.

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Sushant Singh Rajput's sister Priyanka Singh has approached Bombay high court to quash the FIR filed against her by actress Rhea Chakraborty.

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Special NDPS Court extends judicial custody of Rhea Chakraborty, Showik Chakraborty and others till 20th October. 

The AIIMS medical board report ruling out murder angle in the Sushant Singh Rajput case is a "slap" for those who had "defamed" the Maharashtra government over the actor's death, state Minister Jayant Patil said on Monday.

Speaking to reporters, the Water Resources Minister said the AIIMS report has also proved the Mumbai Police handled the case properly before it was taken over by the CBI.

"It (the AIIMS report) is a slap for those who had defamed the Maharashtra government over the entire episode," said Patil, who is also state president of the NCP, the second largest constituent in the Shiv Sena-led MVA government.

He said the main objective before the Mumbai Police was to find out who was responsible for the actor's suicide and the city cops were probing that angle.

(PTI)

Judicial custody of 16 accused, including Rhea Chakraborty, Showik, Samuel Miranda, and Kshitij Prasad, in Sushant Singh drugs case ends today. All the accused will be produced in court through video conferencing. The High Court verdict on the bail of 5 accused including Rhea Chakraborty is also safe.

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