The Supreme Court has ordered CBI investigation into Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case. The apex court Supreme Court was hearing actor Rhea Chakraborty’s petition seeking transfer of investigation in #SushantSinghRajput death case from Patna in Bihar to Mumbai. CBI SIT is reported to reach Mumbai tomorrow to start the probe. SIT is in touch with the Mumbai unit to make arrangements and necessary communication with the Mumbai police. CBI will also collect the case diary and related documents including the post mortem report from Mumbai police.
What SC has said in Sushant Singh Rajput case:
- 1. Bihar govt was competent to request CBI for transfer of investigation.
- 2. CBI is directed to investigate the case.
- 3. FIR registered at Patna was correct.
- 4. Mumbai Police has been directed to handover the evidences to the CBI.
A bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy made it clear that it was court-ordered CBI probe and that there is no room for the Maharashtra government to challenge this. It also clarified that registration of the FIR at Patna was legally valid and adhered to the principles of the Criminal Procedure Code. Therefore, the court added, the recommendation made by Bihar government for a CBI investigation was also proper and valid. Reading out the operative part of the 35-page judgment, Justice Roy also said that Maharashtra government must comply with the orders since it is a court-ordered probe. About the inquest proceedings conducted so far by the Mumbai Police, the court directed that all pertinent documents must be handed over the CBI henceforth. Rajput’s sister Shweta Singh Kirti, Ankita Lokhande, and Akshay Kumar have welcomed the Supreme Court’s verdict.
Now several well known personalities welcomed the Honorable Supreme Court judgement in the favor CBI investigation for late actor Sushant Singh Rajput death Case. Here are the tweets from Various personalities: