Sushant Singh Rajput Death Case LIVE: CBI team at Sushant's Bandra flat to recreate crime scene

A team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) visited actor Sushant Singh Rajput's house in suburban Bandra on Saturday to reconstruct the sequence of events before he was found dead on June 14. Sushant's friend and flatmate Siddharth Pithani and Cook Neeraj were also present here along with the CBI.Forensic science experts were also part of the CBI team which wanted to reconstruct the sequence of events on June 14.

A dummy body as per Sushant's height and weight was hung from the fan and with the help of Sidharth Pithani. The dummy was taken off the fan with the help of Neeraj and Sidharth as he had written in their statement how they had brought the body down that day.

SIT also took pictures from the terrace of Sushant's flat, trying to understand all the exit and entry points of the flat in order to see if any attempt was possible for anyone to sneak out from Sushant's room.

During the re-construction, the CBI was also called on the spot by the investigating officer and police team of Bandra Police who had reached the spot after receiving the call on 14 June. He was asked what kind of atmosphere was there inside the flat and in Sushant's room when he reached the spot after receiving the call, who was present there, what conditions were there and where was the dead body? Why did the police consider it a suicide at first sight? Answers to this were also recorded by the Mumbai Police team during the on-spot re-construction. 

The statements of the society's guards were also recorded.

The forensic team and the SIT of the CBI left the scene after 5 and a half hours of investigation.

The CBI team was investigating whether suicide was possible at the spot. A woman, who said she lived in the building, told reporters that there had been no party at Sushant's residence on June 13, the day before his death, as claimed by a section of media.

(Reported by Abhay Parashar)

JP Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy on Saturday tweeted to claim that no photographs are available of the dead body of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput from the crematorium. However, Nilotpal Mrinal, family friend of Sushant, has denied the claim.

"Of course we saw his dead body before performing the last rites, and photographs were also clicked. The photos are with his family," Mrinal told IANS on Saturday.

Mrinal's reaction comes after Swamy's tweet from his verified account on Saturday afternoon, which reads: "Did parent and relatives have anytime a glimpse of their dear SSR's body before cremation? If answer is no then giving false address of crematorium makes sense. No photographs available!!"

Mrinal is a friend of Sushant's cousin, BJP MLA Niraj Kumar Bablu, and he was present at the crematorium for the late actor's last rites in Mumbai. Mrinal shouldered the mortal remains of the late actor while it was being carried from the ambulance towards the crematorium.

The Special Investigation Team of the CBI probing the death of Sushant Singh Rajput on Saturday reached the Bandra flat of the actor, where he was found dead on June 14, along with the forensic team and his flatmate Siddharth Pithani and cook Neeraj and others. The CBI team is now recreating the crime scene. Here are the details:

5 officers are standing on the terrace and recording video of the adjacent building and three bungalows. The CCTV footage of the adjacent buildings and bungalows are also being checked so as to see whether a person could have escaped from Sushant's room. The distance of the building from the main road to the gate and the gate of Sushant was measured. Sushant's lift and the distance to his door were measured. The entire detail of both floors of Sushant comprising of  four rooms, two halls, kitchen, and terraces which is about 1000 feet was measured.

(Reported by Jayprakash Singh)

(Reported by Jayprakash Singh)

Sushant Singh Rajput's flatmate Sidharth Pithani, who is one of the prime witnesses in the case, has finally reached CBI Guesthouse in Mumbai for questioning.

A team of forensic experts arrives at the guesthouse in Santacruz, where the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team investigating Sushant Singh Rajput case is staying.

Taking forward the investigation, the CBI team has reached Cooper Hospital where the post mortem of Sushant Singh Rajput had taken place.

CBI has already questioned the witness Neeraj in Sushant Singh Rajput death case on Friday. Today CBI can interrogate Siddharth Pithani and Dipesh Sawant, both of whom were also present in the Bandra flat when the actor died.

(Sandeep Chaudhary)

Filmmaker Surjeet Singh Rathore said in a special conversation with India TV that he went to Cooper Hospital on 15 June. Apart from him, police and media personnel were present there. He shared that after some time Rhea Chakraborty, her mother and brother Showik came to the hospital and asked to be taken to the mortal remains of the actor. He went inside with the actress placed a hand on his chest and said, 'Sorry Babu' on seeing his face.

Surjeet also clarified the tweet in which he had written that Rhea Chakraborty has done a lot for Sushant and was heartbroken on his death. Surjeet said, "I later realized that Rhea is wrong. I will not support wrong. Now my perspective has changed." Surjeet had posted a tweet on 16 July and had written, "I remember when I took Rhea with me to Sushant's mortal remains a month ago, that moment I know what her condition was bad."

Sushant Singh Rajput's autopsy report mentions 'asphyxia due to hanging' as the cause of death. The report mentions that there were marks on the actor's neck. A forensic team of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi will analyse the injury pattern in relation to medical findings in the death.

"Gulshan mama, I love you more than the universe. You were and still are the most precious person to me. I always thought that sometime in the future we would look up at the sky and discuss the mysticism in reality. Your talks about life always mesmerised me and always pushed me to do better, I never thought that I would have to see such a day when I would never be able to hear your voice again," wrote Sushant Singh Rajput's niece remembering her Gulshan Mama.

Sushant Singh Rajput's sister Shweta Singh Kirti invites 'Warriors For SSR' to join the Global prayer meet and recite Gayatri Month on 22nd August along with the actor's family and friends. She has also appealed to the CBI to expedite the investigation

She tweeted, "#GayatriMantra4SSR  Gayatri Mantra helps in purification. Let’s all pray that the negativity is destroyed and God bestows us with the courage to fight for the right! #Warriors4SSR #JusticeForSSR #FaithInCBI #GlobalPrayers4SSR"

Sushant Singh Rajput's mortal remains were taken to the Cooper Hospital for post-mortem after he was allegedly found hanging at his Bandra apartment. Pictures and videos have surfaced in which the late actor's girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty is seen visiting the hospital on that day. Now, an eye witness who showed Rhea the body of Sushant has come forward and told a channel that the actress said 'Sorry Babu' when she saw Sushant's mortal remains.

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"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step," Shatrughan Sinha said, as he hailed the Supreme Court's decision handing over the probe in the case to CBI.

Shatrughan Sinha, who hails from Patna like Sushant Singh Rajput, said the deceased actor was "extremely talented", and lamented the "stupidity and silence" of a "large section" of Hindi film fraternity and English-speaking people who undermine actors and other achievers coming from "chhote shahar" (small towns). 

(PTI)