Sushant Singh Rajput death: ED seeks details of FIR against Rhea Chakraborty from Bihar Police for possible money laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate has sought details of the FIR registered against Rhea Chakraborty to investigate a possible money laundering case. She has been accused of siphoning off crores from Sushant Singh Rajput’s bank account.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has sought from the Bihar Police a copy of the FIR registered against actor Rhea Chakraborty and some others in connection with the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput in order to probe a possible money laundering angle, officials said on Thursday.

Officials said the central probe agency has written to the Bihar Police in this context as it is looking into the case for a possible investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Sushant’s father Krishna Kumar Singh (74) had on Tuesday lodged an FIR against Chakraborty, her family members and six others on charges of alleged abetment to suicide of his son.

The case was registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code including 341 (wrongful restraint), 342 (wrongful confinement), 380 (theft in dwelling house), 406 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating) and 306 (abetment of suicide).

The agency will probe if anyone used Rajput’s income for money laundering and creating illegal assets, they said. The ED can attach assets of the accused and also has the power to make arrests under the PMLA. The Mumbai Police are already probing Rajput’s death.

Rajput (34), who had starred in films such as Chhichhore, Kai Po Che and Kedarnath, was found dead in his apartment in Mumbai’s Bandra area on June 14.

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