Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered CBI investigation in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case thereby rejecting actor Rhea Chakraborty’s petition to transfer the investigation from Patna to Mumbai, the SC said Bihar government was competent to give consent to CBI for probing into the Patna FIR.
A single-judge bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy pronounced the judgement.
The apex court had reserved its judgement on the actor’s petition after a hearing on August 11.
The apex court had reserved its judgement on Chakraborty’s petition after a hearing on August 11.
In her petition, Chakraborty said that the Bihar Police have no jurisdiction in the case and that the actor’s death was being used for political gains ahead of elections in the state. Heightened media attention and sensationalising of the case is another ground on which Chakraborty has sought the transfer of the case to Mumbai.
Based on Rajput’s father KK Singh’s complaint that Rhea Chakraborty was responsible for abetment of his son’s suicide, Patna Police registered an FIR on July 25.
Also, Enforcement Directorate is investigating money laundering case against Rhea Chakraborty and brother Showik Chakraborty in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case.
