Rhea Chakraborty who filed a plea for transferring the case from Bihar to Mumbai says that Central Bureau of Investigation should stay away from the case till Supreme Court has given its verdict on this issue.
CBI’s probe at this point will be “totally illegal and beyond any known legal principles, affecting the Federal Structure of the Nation,” Rhea said in a statement.
After a request from the Bihar Police, CBI filed a case against Rhea Chakraborty and five others on Thursday. Rhea argued that it should be the Mumbai Police and not Bihar Police who should have the jurisdiction over the case as Sushant Singh Rajput died in Mumbai. “The Bihar Government transferred a case with which it had NO Jurisdiction to investigate, to CBI instead of The Mumbai Police,” her statement read. Maharashtra government is yet to give its confirmation on the CBI probe. Without the state’s confirmation, CBI can’t summon people from the state.
Sushant Singh Rajput committed suicide on 14th June in his Bandra apartment in Mumbai. More than 40 people have been summoned by the Mumbai Police till now in the case including Rhea Chakraborty, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Aditya Chopra among others.
Sushant’s father filed an FIR against Rhea and five others in Patna under the charges of abetment of suicide, breach of trust and financial fraud. Rhea filed a plea in Supreme Court to transfer the case from Bihar to Mumbai. In a petition, she mentioned that she did not expect a fair trial as Sushant’s father is also from the Bihar police.
“The SC has directed all parties to file their replies and Mumbai Police are directed to place the report of investigations. Pending the said proceedings the CBI has registered (case) and continued the illegality which was perpetrated at the hands of Bihar Police. CBI being a premier investigative agency in the country should desist from taking any further steps pending the SC proceedings,” Rhea’s statement read.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar sought a CBI probe after days of pressure from the opposition. The government mentioned the case won’t go to the CBI without any request from the family.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has been questioned about why the government is not willing to hand over the case to the CBI.
Maharashtra Minister Aaditya Thackeray who was speculated to be involved in this case lashed out yesterday, saying it was “not a crime” to have “personal relationships” in the film industry. Aaditya mentioned the allegations of his involvement in the case was “dirty politics”.
