Centre moves SC, seeks to implead itself in Rhea Chakraborty’s petition | Sushant Death Case UPDATES

The Centre has moved the Supreme Court seeking to make itself a party to actress Rhea Chakraborty's plea for transferring to Mumbai an FIR, lodged against her in Patna, in connection with actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), in its plea filed in the pending petition of Chakraborty, said, "on the transfer of investigation of the... (Patna) case to the CBI, it is clear that the Union of India is a necessary and proper party to the present proceedings."

A picture of Rhea Chakraborty entering the Enforcement Directorate office with a knife in her hands in going viral on the internet. It is FAKE.

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Sushant was immensely talented: Father's lawyer Vikas Singh

Riya's brother Showik Chakraborty went to the Prime Rose Building in Santacruz and was there for ten minutes. They returned to the ED office with all the documents that ED had asked for.

-Rajesh Kumar

Bihar IPS officer Vinay Tiwari, who came to Mumbai for probe in Sushant Singh Rajput's death and was quarantined by BMC, leaves for Patna. "I would say I wasn't quarantined, the investigation was quarantined. Investigation of Bihar Police was obstructed," says Tiwari. "I am taking good memories of Mumbai with me. Whatever investigation we had to do, it got obstructed due to my quarantine. We did the best we can. Whatever assistance CBI will want, we will provide," said Tiwari.

Namrata Dubey

1. Rhea Chakravorty 
2. Her CA Ritesh Shah
3. Her brother Showik 
4. Shruti Modi

-In ITR, Riya revealed income of 14 lakhs

-14 lakh income was stated by Rhea in the return of 2018-19

- She showed cash worth Rs 3 lakhs, money worth 11 lakh in bank account and jewelry worth 50 thousand in ITR

(Jay Prakash Singh)

Showik Chakraborty, brother of actor Rhea Chakraborty, leaves Enforcement Directorate office. He is named in the FIR registered by CBI in Sushant Singh Rajput's death case. Rhea's statement is being recorded by the agency.

It is being said that he has been asked to bring some papers.

(Jay Prakash Singh)

"Who are you? You are a total stranger unnecessarily interfering in the case. Victim's father is pursuing the case. We are dismissing your petition," Chief Justice of India said.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) decided to get the case probed by the Anti Corruption Unit VI (SIT) New Delhi, which had earlier probed the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal and liquor baron Vijay Mallya's loan fraud case.

According to CBI sources, the agency handed over the probe to the ACU-VI (Special Investigation Team), which was formed by CBI's Special Director Rakesh Asthana. The decision was taken after hours of brainstorming among the top CBI officials including Director R.K. Shukla.

(IANS)

Sushant Singh Rajput's sister Priyanka revealed that the actor had called her in November 2019 to apologize for misbehaving with her because of Rhea Chakraborty and asked her to come to meet him. 

Shruti Modi, former business manager of Sushant Singh Rajput, reaches ED office in Mumbai for recording her statement.

Sushant Singh Rajput's bank details reveal that the actor had six bank accounts- three personal and 3 business accounts. He had two accounts in ICICI Bank, two accounts in Kotak Mahindra Bank, one in HDFC and one in Standard Chartered Bank.

ED will question Rhea Chakraborty in three phases. The first phase will include questions about her personal details including her name, address and other things. The second phase will include her family and professional details including her net worth, bank account details, parents' details, properties, PAN card number, source of income, IT Return among others. The third phase will include her relationship with the late Sushant Singh Rajput. She will be asked about their shared accounts, businesses, live-in relationship, exchange of gifts if any, among other things. Questions like if people of Rhea's family also used to stay at Sushant Singh Rajput's house, if yes, who are they and for how long? Were you also involved in business activities with the actor? If yes, how? Did Sushant authorize you to operate his bank account, if yes, copy of authority letter? Has he ever made a will or you had made a will with Sushant? will also be asked.

(Atul Bhatia)

Rhea Chakraborty arrived at the ED office along with her brother Showik Chakraborty at 11.50 a.m. for questioning. The ED will record her statement under the Prevention of the Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.

"Rhea Chakraborty should not run away from probe if she is innocent. She should produce evidence for the same. We are demanding an unbiased investigation into the case. No culprits should be spared," says Niraj Kumar Singh Babloo, BJP MLA & a relative of Sushant Singh Rajput.

(ANI)

Sushant Singh Rajput's sister Shweta Singh Kirti tweeted, "Har Har Mahadev" after Rhea Chakraborty reached at ED office for recording her statement. Sharing a picture of Lord Shiva, the gave a message which read "Someone said to be careful who you mess with because you don't know who protects them in the spiritual world." Sushant was also a big devotee of Lord Shiva.

BJP demands investigation of psychiatrist Susan Walker who treated Sushant Singh Rajput.

Susan Walker had given an interview to a channel about the mental illness of her patient Sushant in violation of the law.

BJP leader Ashish Shelar has demanded that Susan be investigated and questioned about on whose instructions she made Sushant's illness public.

(Dinesh Maurya)

Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik were Directors in Sushant Singh Rajput's company.

3 properties of Rhea Chakraborti are being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate. The first property in it is in Khar, which is a 322 square feet one BHK flat, which is worth 76 lakhs. This flat was booked by Rhea in early 2018 for 51 thousand and then she registered this flat in May 2018. Rhea initially made a 10 percent payment from her account and further paid slab wise.

Including GST, stamp duty and other charges, Rhea got this flat for about 84 lakhs. Rhea took a loan from HDFC Bank of 55 lakh to 60 lakh for this flat and she made the rest of the payment herself. Rhea's mother Sandhya is also a joint nominee in this flat. Rhea herself arrived at the builder's office for registration two times during the booking and met the project manager. Rhea's mother and father also came to see these flats

This flat of Rhea is on the 5th floor and is in the E wing - this Bandra North Avenue complex of Rhea has a total of 12 wings.

Till now the ED has not inquired from the builder's office, but the builder says that if there is an inquiry, full help will be given and all the documents will be given to the ED. This project is supposed to be ready in August 2022, and Rhea will get possession in February 2023.

Vishal Jadhav, Project and Sales Head of Bandra North Avenue Project has given this information. He said that if the ED makes inquiries then all the details will be given.

(JP Singh)

Rhea Chakraborty appears before Enforcement Directorate after ED refuses to accept her request for postponing statement recording.

Earlier in the day, ED had rejected Rhea Chakraborty's appeal for statement recording after SC hearing.  The questioning is regarding the properties of Rhea and her family owned in Mumbai.

"Rhea has requested that the recording of her statement be postponed till Supreme Court hearing," Satish Maneshinde, Rhea Chakraborty's lawyer had said on her being summoned by Enforcement Directorate (ED).

Bombay High Court adjourns for August 21 the PIL filed seeking a CBI probe into the death case of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

After a huge fight with actor Sushant Singh Rajput, Rhea Chakraborty left his home on June 13. While she had blocked his number, she was in constant contact with her family. Here are the call details of Rhea Chakraborty-

With Sushant Singh Rajput-  2 minute 25 sec

With Father- 18 min 12 sec

With Brother Showik -17 min 49 sec

With Shruti Modi - 13 min 28 sec

With Samuel Miranda - 4 min 49 sec

With Siddarth Pithani - 1 min 40 sec

Sushant Singh Rajput's family's lawyer, Vikas Singh said, "Sushant Singh did not have work only because whenever any producer or director used to call Sushant, Rhea used to say that they have to cast her along with the actor. When Rhea left his home on June 8, Sushant started working again. There was no problem of work."

He added, "No matter how nepotism is in the film industry, the person who has talent definitely gets work. Sushant was not the first person, Shah Rukh Khan is also an example of this. Perhaps the Mumbai Police is trying to give the case another twist, so the theory was brought out that Sushant had no work which is wrong."

Court asked CBI on whose complaint they have filed an FIR against Rhea Chakraborty and 5 others? Additional Solicitor general, Anil Singh appearing for CBI, said the case has been lodged on Sushant's father KK Singh's complaint. He further stated that it is in everyone's best interest that the CBI takes over the case.

Anil Singh said, "the manner in which the matter is being handled by mumbai police is questionable. An IPS officer who had come from Bihar to probe the case was forced into quarantine. When some officers came to arrest people in the Vikas Dubey case then no one was asked to quarantine. Then why only in this case, the Maharashtra government authorities made an IPS officer place himself in quarantine."

ED to mark Rhea Chakraborty's absence as non-compliance of summons. Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni asks HC to adjourn the matter till Supreme Court hears Rhea's plea.

Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Shruti Modi, former business manager of Sushant Singh Rajput, asking her to appear before them today. 

ED has also asked Sushant's friend Siddharth Pithani to appear before the agency tomorrow, 8th August.

BMC issues an order before the CBI team reaches Mumbai for Sushant Singh Rajput's death case investigation. Domestic passengers will have to take 14 days quarantine on arriving in Mumbai, while Government officials have to write to BMC two days prior.

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC): 14-day home isolation for all domestic passengers arriving in #Mumbai is a compulsory precaution against #Coronavirus. Govt officials desiring an exemption must write to the Corporation two working days prior to arrival

Bihar govt in its affidavit has said that as per Lalita Kumari judgment of SC, Bihar has jurisdiction to probe the matter. 

The matter was referred to CBI in view of the sensitivity of the case and inter-state ramifications.

Bihar also questions the maintainability of transfer petition saying it cannot be filed for transfer of matters at the investigation stage and transfer petition is to transfer cases pending in a court of law in one state to another.

(Gonika Arora)

Bihar Government has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court stating that the transfer petition filed by Rhea Chakraborty is "misconceived and not maintainable". Bihar Government, in its affidavit before the Supreme Court, states that the state govt has the jurisdiction to investigate the matter. 

Bihar Govt's affidavit before SC also states - The submission of the petitioner (Rhea Chakraborty) that the entire cause of action arose in Mumbai & the State of Bihar has no jurisdiction to register FIR is liable to be rejected in view of the provisions under section 179 of CrPC

Sushant Singh Rajput had discussed his next films with two producers a day before he died by suicide. Filmmaker Ramesh Taurani revealed that on June 13, he has discussed about a film with Sushant and was shocked when he heard about his death the next day.

The late actor discussed the films on a conference call. The meeting was probably held on call due to the lockdown. 

The actor was very excited about the films and was looking forward to shooting them. He had even asked for the complete script of the film so that he can go through it and suggest the changes he wanted.

(Joyeeta Mitra Survarna)

ED has asked Rhea to join the probe. Her plea has been rejected. No exemption given.

(Atul Bhatia)

ED has rejected Rhea Chakraborty's appeal for statement recording after SC hearing.  The questioning is regarding the properties of Rhea and her family owned in Mumbai.

"Rhea has requested that the recording of her statement be postponed till Supreme Court hearing," Satish Maneshinde, Rhea Chakraborty's lawyer had said on her being summoned by Enforcement Directorate (ED).

The flat that Rhea Chakraborty had bought on Mumbai's Link Road in Khar West, was bought by her with the money she received after doing the film Jalebi. The entire money of the flat went to the builder from Rhea's own account and the flat was purchased in 2018 before she met Sushant Singh Rajput. This information has been told by sources close to the actress. ED is still investigating the same.

(JP Singh)

Rhea Chakraborty has requested for a postponement of recording her statement till SC hearing, citing coronavirus scare.

Riya has asksed for more time for her statement to be recorded before from Enforcement Directorate (ED)

ED has not yet replied to her request.

(Rajesh Kumar and JP Singh)

The officers of the CBI's SIT branch, who will investigate the Sushant Singh Rajput case.-- DIG Gagandeep, SP Nupur Prasad, Joint Director Manoj Shashidhar.

Bihar IPS officer Vinay Tiwari, who arrived in Mumbai to lead Bihar Police investigation of Sushant Singh Rajput's death case but was quarantined, to leave for Patna today. Four other officers who were already investigating the case had returned to Patna yesterday. Vinay Tiwari said, "BMC has informed me, through a text message, that I can go out of quarantine. I'll be leaving for Patna now."

Rhea Chakraborty's lawyer Satish Maneshinde reacted to the FIR filed by CBI against the actress. He issued a statement saying, "The Bihar Government transferred a case with which it had NO Jurisdiction to investigate, to CBI instead of The Mumbai Police, which is the legal position. The Hon'ble Supreme Court is seised of the issue pursuant to the Transfer Petition filed by Rhea Chakraborty. The SC has directed all parties to file their replies and Mumbai Police are directed to place the report of investigations."

"Pending the said proceedings the CBI has registered and continued the illegality which was perpetrated at the hands of Bihar Police. CBI being a premier investigative agency in the country should desist from taking any further steps pending the SC proceedings. Apart from the same unless the Maharashtra Government consents to CBI investigating the case... it would be totally illegal and beyond any known legal principles, affecting the Federal Structure of the Nation."

Enforcement Directorate (ED) will question Rhea Chakraborty today regarding Sushant Singh Rajput's death case. CBI has also re-registered FIR against six persons, including Rhea and her family members, Samuel Miranda, Shruti Modi and others on the basis of the FIR filed by Bihar Police on his family's complaint.

On Thursday, Enforcement Directorate (ED) questioned Samuel Miranda, house manager of late Sushant Singh Rajput for nine hours.