‘Because the accused…’: What SC said about Rhea Chakraborty in Sushant Singh Rajput case | Latest news India

In a major development in the Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case, the Supreme Court on Friday upheld the Bombay High Court’s decision to withdraw the CBI’s lookout circular against the Bollywood actor. Rhea Chakraborty and her family.

The bench openly criticized the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Maharashtra government and the Bureau of Immigration for questioning the Bombay High Court verdict simply because the suspects had high profile status.

Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan, who heard the case, openly condemned the petition as “frivolous” and issued a stern warning to the investigating authorities.

The Supreme Court’s ruling comes after the Bombay High Court on February 22 quashed the LOCs issued against Chakraborty and her brother Showik and their parents – Indrajit and Sandhya. In 2020, the LOCs were issued against them.

“This frivolous petition is motivated solely by the fact that one of the suspects is a prominent figure. It will be dismissed at considerable expense. Both individuals have strong ties to the community,” the Supreme Court said.

The tragic death of Sushant Singh Rajput

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead at his residence in Mumbai on June 14, 2020. The death of the 34-year-old ‘Chichore’ actor sent shockwaves across the country.

On July 25, Sushant’s family filed a case of abetment to suicide, wrongful restraint, wrongful confinement, theft, criminal breach of trust and cheating against Rhea Chakraborty, who was in a relationship with Sushant at the time of his death, in Patna. where Sushant’s father lives.

Rhea Chakraborty’s legal battle in the Sushant Singh Rajput case

In August 2020, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) opened an investigation into money laundering allegations in connection with Sushant’s death. Rhea and her brother were interrogated on August 7.

On August 19, the Supreme Court transferred the investigation into the death to the CBI and took over from the Mumbai Police. Around the same time, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) also started a parallel investigation into the allegations of drug trafficking and abuse in connection with Sushant’s death.

On September 8, 2020, Rhea was arrested for supplying marijuana to Sushant Singh Rajput. She remained in judicial custody for almost a month before the Bombay High Court granted her bail on October 7.