The Mumbai police did not lodge FIR in Sushant’s case, was on a tussle with Bihar police and has been accused of non-cooperation. And now it seems that ED too is upset with Mumbai Police.
The parallel probes in Sushant’s case have led to a rumpus between the governments of the two states respectively. It was only after the late actor’s father lodged an FIR with the Bihar Police alleging Rs 15 crores siphoned off from his son’s bank account, things have started coming to light. Following which the ED also stepped into the case and began probing with a money laundering angle.
According to a report in Mid-Day, the ED had asked the city cops to hand over all the case-related documents. However, Mumbai police asked the ED to share a list of the specific documents it needs.
As per the report, the ED had also asked for forensic reports and digital evidence. However, the Mumbai Police replied only after 11 days. A source from the ED told the portal, “We had sent a letter to Mumbai Police on August 3, demanding documents related to the case. But, they took 11 days to respond, and when they did, they wanted us to specify the documents (instead of handing over everything). Why is there so much secrecy? This just delays the investigation.”
ED has so far questioned the prime accused in the case Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik Chakraborty, their father, manager Shruti Modi, Sushant and Rhea’s respective Chartered Accountants and even the late actor’s house help staff to understand the daily expenses.
