The WhatsApp chat of Rhea Chakraborty and Sushant Singh Rajput shows the late actor praising her family and calling them 'epic.' The conversation begins with the late actor saying, "Your family is very epic. Showik is compassionate and you too who are mine."
The Enforcement Directorate questioned Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik, father, and Shruti Modi on August 7. The agency has also asked the late Sushant Singh Rajput's friend, Siddharth Pithani, to appear before the agency on August 8. Meanwhile, a Special Investigation Team of the CBI will now look into the actor's case. Catch all the latest updates related to the actor's death here.
Late Sushant Singh Rajput's father KK Singh opposed actress Rhea Chakraborty's plea for transfer of Patna case to Mumbai and insisted that the question of jurisdiction comes at the trial stage and not at investigation stage.
Upon his return to Patna late Friday night, Tiwari, who is posted here as the SP City (East), however, declined to spill the beans on the findings of the investigation carried out by his team asserting that doing so would be 'inappropriate.'
Sushant Singh Rajput Case: A petition has been filed by actor Rhea Chakraborty in the apex court seeking transfer of investigation in the case to Mumbai, said her lawyer Satish Maneshinde on July 29.
Rhea had spoken to her father Indrajeet Chakraborty 1,192 times, her brother 1,069 times but she spoke only 145 times with Sushant and four times with his sister Rani, but at least 287 times with the late actor's house manager Samuel Miranda.
According to top ED officials, the probe agency asked over 20 questions related to the financial transactions from the bank account of the late actor, Sushant Singh Rajput who was found dead on June 14 in his Bandra flat.
Rhea has sought transfer of the FIR, accusing her of abetting Rajput's suicide at his Mumbai residence on June 14, from Patna to Mumbai, on the ground of jurisdiction.
According to top ED officials, the probe agency has prepared a set of over 20 questions for Rhea Chakraborty related to the financial transactions from the bank account of Sushant Singh Rajput, who was found dead on June 14 in his Bandra flat.
Sushant Singh Rajput Case: Rhea Chakraborty arrived at the ED office along with her brother Showik Chakraborty at 11.50 a.m. for questioning. The ED will record her statement under the Prevention of the Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
The affidavit, filed in response to Rhea Chakraborty's plea, said the director-general of police, through the Bihar government, recommended the CBI probe given the sensitivity of the matter, interstate ramification, and presence of most of the accused in Mumbai.
The CBI has taken over investigation into the actor Sushant Singh Rajput death case from the Bihar Police after re-registering an FIR of alleged criminal conspiracy and abetment to suicide against Rhea Chakraborty. The case has named six persons as accused.
Cases have been registered under various sections of criminal conspiracy, abetment to suicide, theft, criminal breach of trust, cheating, conspiracy under Indian Panel Code.
Seeing anguish in Bihar, which goes to assembly polls later this year, over the death of Rajput, the state referred the matter to the CBI even as Mumbai police is probing the main case related to the alleged suicide of the actor.
Late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's sister Shweta Singh Kirti took to Instagram to share a WhatsApp chat with the actor and said that he loved his sisters dearly. Sushant died by suicide on June 14 and now, his death investigation case has been transferred to the CBI.
Shweta Singh Kirti is happy that the CBI has finally been allowed to investigate the death of her brother, late actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
The ED on Tuesday grilled Ritesh Shah, the CA of Sushant's girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty. On Monday the agency had questioned Sushant's CA Sandeep Sridhar.
Rhea Chakraborty will be questioned and her statement will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), ED said.
CBI officials say agency will investigate Sushant alleged suicide matter. Supreme Court earlier today denied any interim protection to Rhea Chakraborty. She has been asked to appear before ED by Friday.
As counsel for Rhea pressed for interim protection, the judge replied: "We want all parties to hold their hand for the time being. Lawyers are here and I am sure they have all heard you."
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