Sushant's Death Case: Rhea Chakraborty approaches SC with a fresh plea alleging media trial | UPDATES

The ED recorded the statement of Rhea for the second time while her father was questioned for the first time. The ED also recorded the statement of Rhea's brother for the third time on Monday.

Besides Rhea's family members, the ED also questioned Sushant's flatmate Siddharth Pithani and Rhea's ex-manager Shruti Modi. According to the probe agency officials, the ED quizzed Rhea about the electronic evidence in connection with the case and is also investigating the phone records of conversations between Rhea, her father and her brother.

BJP Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy on Monday tweeted that, according to ambulance staff who carried the body of Sushant Singh Rajput to hospital from his residence, the feet of the late actor was twisted below the ankle.

The veteran politician in his tweet has also taken a dig at the five doctors who performed Sushant's autopsy.

"CBI will find it worthwhile to grill the Dr. R.C. Cooper Muncipal Hospital the five doctors who did the autopsy. According to the Ambulance staff that took SSR's body to the hospital, SSR's feet was twisted below his ankle (as if it was broken). Case is unravelling!!" tweeted Swamy on Monday evening.

Rhea Chakraborty is being subjected to a dangerous media trial in the Sushant Singh Rajput case, feels Swara Bhasker. "Rhea is being subjected to a bizarre & dangerous media trial fuel led by hugely problematic impulses of mob justice. I hope the Hon'ble #SupremeCourt will pay heed & take fake news spinners & conspiracy theorists like Repooplic, Poopindia & others to task. Let the law decide," Swara tweeted.

Rhea Chakraborty files additional affidavit in SC and complains of media unfairly holding a trial and pronouncing her guilty for actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death. Accused Rhea says though actors Ashutosh Bhakre and Sameer Sharma too have committed suicide like Rajpu in the last 30 days, there is not even a whisper in media about these cases. Rhea says Rajput's case is being blown out of proportions because of impending elections in Bihar and that purportedly the FIR at Patna was registered because Bihar CM got involved in the registration of FIR.

Rhea Chakraborty says registration of FIR at Patna by Rajput's father was without jurisdiction. Even though the investigation on Patna FIR has been transferred to CBI, it is Mumbai police which alone has jurisdictions to probe Rajput's death.

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Filmmaker Sandeep Singh can be summoned next by ED officials. A transaction between Sandeep Singh and Sushant Singh Rajput account has been found by ED.

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Siddharth Pithani, who was late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's flatmate, on Monday deposed before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and was questioned in connection with a money laundering case.

Pithani, who was earlier questioned by Mumbai Police in connection with the death of the 34-year-old actor, arrived at the ED office here around 2 p.m.

The ED source said that the agency will record Pithani's statement under the Prevention of the Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. Pithani is the sixth person to join the ED probe.

According to CBI sources, a team of the agency officials is likely to visit the residence of Sushant's brother-in-law in Haryana's Faridabad to record the statement of K.K. Singh and his daughter Rani Singh.

The CBI team will question Singh and other family members on Sushant's death and the late actor's relation with Rhea and others. The allegations made by Singh in an FIR lodged in Patna regarding the financial transactions from Sushant's bank accounts to the tune of Rs 15 crore and the depletion in fixed deposits (FDs) amount over last couple of years will also come up.

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Siddharth Pithani joins Rhea Chakraborty and her family in the ED office for questioning. He was a close friend of Sushant Singh Rajput and used to live with him. Pithani was in Hyderabad which is why he did not appear before ED after first summon.

Siddharth Pithani is also the one who brought down Sushant's hanging body on the bed.

India TV has an exclusive copy of Rhea Chakraborty's income tax return. It has revealed a lot about the actress' assets. In two years, Rhea has sold property worth more than 1 crore. She sold properties in 2018-19 and earned Rs 58 lakhs.

CBI has begun the investigation in Sushant Singh Rajput's death case. It is likely to record statements of Sushant's father KK Singh and his sister today.

ED is likely to summon Sushant Singh Rajput's close friend and director  Ssandip Singh. ED has found a bank transaction of a big amount to Singh which has put him under the radar.

The investigation is underway by Enforcement Directorate (ED) wherein Rhea Chakraborty, her brother and father are being questioned. Rhea is asked about the gifts she has received from the late actor and she has admitted that she received many things as a gift from him. ED is also asking about the gifts she has given to him and the amount of money transferred from his account.

Shruti Modi, Sushant's former business manager and Ritesh Shah, Rhea's CA, have reached the ED office after the actress, her father and her brother. Sushant's friend Siddharth Pithani has also returned to Mumbai from Hyderabad and is expected to reach the ED office today.

Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik and father Indrajit have reached the ED office for investigation. 

It is true, how many times Sushant went to Patna to meet his father? I have sympathy for his father but there are many things that will come to surface: Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena on his article in Saamana stating Sushant Singh Rajput was not on good terms with his father.

As ED gear up to question Rhea Chakraborty, brother Showik and their father Indrajit today, the security outside their office has been increased.

Late Sushant Singh Rajput's company's IP address has been changed 18 times till now. The address was changed three times after the actor's death on June 14. On August 7, the company's IP address was changed the last time. It was the same day when Rhea was questioned by ED for the first time.

Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty have left for the ED office. The sibling duo, along with their father Indrajit have to appear before ED at 10 am today.

After Rhea Chakraborty's WhatsApp chat with Sushant Singh Rajput surfaced online, his sister Shweta Singh Kirti reacted that shared an old interview in which the late actor admitted that he was the closest to his eldest sister Priyanka. She wrote, "He admits he was closest to his sister Priyanka (Sonu Di) because she gets him."

The WhatsApp chat has shown that Sushant was upset with his sister Priyanka and believed that she was 'manipulative.'

On Saturday, Rhea's WhatsApp chats with Sushant went viral, showing how he thought his sister Priyanka was manipulative. Reacting to it, Kamya said sibling fights are a common affair. "What is she trying to prove with this? Bhai behen meh jhagde hote rehte hai koi badi baat nahi hai (Siblings fight, it’s not a big deal)... n most imp he was staying with you n not his sister.. all the credit cards were used by you, not his sister !!! #chorkidaadhimehtinka #JusticeForSushantSinghRajput #rheakireality," she wrote.

Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik Chakraborty, father Indrajit Chakraborty, and Siddharth Pithani will appear before ED at 10 am today.