‘Pure case of suicide’: Rhea’s lawyer after CBI files closure report in Sushant Rajput case

Following the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filing a closure report in the death case of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, Rhea Chakraborty’s lawyer, Satish Maneshinde, has reiterated that his client had no involvement in the actor’s demise.

Maneshinde said, “I have been saying from the first day that Rhea had nothing to do with Sushant’s death. Still, on July 27, 2020, someone filed a complaint against her, and that is why the investigation started. After that, we approached the Supreme Court.”

Maneshinde elaborated on the sequence of events, stating that Sushant’s death on June 14, 2020, was initially treated as a suicide by the Maharashtra Police.

“He died on June 14, the Maharashtra Police registered a case and treated it as a suicide case and were investigating it. The DCP of Mumbai Police, Bandra Zone at that time, after a thorough investigation, had concluded that Rhea had nothing to do with it. Rhea’s statement was also taken at that time...,” he added.

The lawyer further explained that Rhea had left Sushant’s residence on June 8, 2020, after witnessing his drug use and medication habits, which led to conflicts between them.

“After that, Sushant asked her brother to take her out of his house...From that day, there was no contact between Rhea and Sushant,” Maneshinde said.

He pointed out that despite Sushant living with two-three servants and flatmates at the time of his death, his family implicated Rhea, filing a case in Patna alleging she misappropriated Rs 15 crore of his property. This led to the Supreme Court transferring the investigation to the CBI.

“After that, it was revealed that Sushant had committed suicide and at that time, he had two-three servants and flatmates in his house. Still, Sushant’s family dragged Rhea into this case and in Patna. They filed a case and told that Rhea had misappropriated his property worth Rs 15 crore because of which, Supreme Court transferred the case to the CBI. The CBI has continuously interrogated Rhea and her family members and filed this report after four-and-a-half years but I have been saying from the first day that Rhea had no connection with this...It was a pure case of suicide”,” Maneshinde asserted.

On Saturday, the CBI has submitted a closure report on the death of Sushant in 2020, sources said.

According to sources, the closure has been filed in a Mumbai Court nearly five years after Sushant’s death.

Sushant, 34, was found dead at his Bandra residence on June 14, 2020, which created a huge controversy, with the investigation later being handed over to the CBI. His post-mortem report stated the cause of death was asphyxia. The post-mortem was conducted at Mumbai’s Cooper Hospital.