Sushant Singh Rajput: Federal probe ordered into Bollywood star's death

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India's Supreme Court has directed the country's federal investigation agency to probe the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

Rajput was found dead in his flat in Mumbai on 14 June. Police said he had killed himself.

Since then, unverified details about his career, financial status and even mental health have dominated headlines.

It has led to a tussle over who has jurisdiction to investigate - police in Mumbai or his home state Bihar.

A single judge bench of the Supreme Court said that the Bihar government was competent to request the case be transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

It has also asked the Mumbai police to hand over all evidence collected so far to the investigating agency.

His family, who have filed a case of abetment to suicide against his girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty, have also been asking for the case to be transferred away from Mumbai.

Publish : 2020-08-19 17:23:45

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