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Sushant Singh Rajput’s family feels probe is going into different direction: Lawyer
“Today, we are helpless as we don’t know which direction the case is going in. Till today, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has not done a press briefing on what they have found out,” the lawyer also said.
Sushant Singh Rajput’s family feels the investigation into the Bollywood actor’s death in June is going in a different direction, their lawyer Vikas Singh said on Friday.
Vikas Singh has also claimed that a doctor, who is a part of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) team, had told him “long back” that Rajput’s photos sent by the lawyer indicated that it was allegedly death by strangulation and not suicide.
A four-member forensic team has been appointed to examine Rajput’s autopsy report after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) approached AIIMS for its medico-legal opinion. The 34-year-old actor was found dead in his apartment in Bandra on June 14 following which the Mumbai Police had lodged an Accidental Death Report (ADR). The case is now being probed by CBI.
“All attention is being diverted towards the drugs case. Today, we are helpless as we don’t know which direction the case is going in. Till today, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has not done a press briefing on what they have found out,” the lawyers was quoted as saying by ANI.
“I’m not happy with the speed at which the case is going,” he added.
On July 25, Rajput’s father KK Singh had lodged a complaint with Patna Police against Rhea Chakraborty, her parents Indrajit and Sandhya, her brother Showik, the late actor’s then manager Shruti Modi and his house manager Samuel Miranda. His family accuses Chakraborty and her family of cheating and abetting his son’s suicide.
The FIR lodged by Patna Police was later transferred to CBI. The case is being probed by the three central agencies -- CBI, Enforcement Directorate, and Narcotics Control Bureau. All the agencies are exploring different angles related to the case.
The anti-drugs agency had arrested Rhea Chakraborty on September 8 for the allegedly procuring drugs for Rajput. Her brother Showik has also been arrested along with dozens of others.
(With agency inputs)
