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According to a report in
TimesNow, the ED questioned Shah on Rajput’s professional and personal life. The interrogation also included questions about Rajput’s film projects over the last two years and his alleged illness.
#NewsAlert | Sushant Singh’s talent manager Jayanti Shah was interrogated for 11 hours by the @dir_ed.#Exclusive… https://t.co/PcRtQWVJYz
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The ED is probing the money-laundering angle in Rajput’s death, after the late actor’s father pointed out financial irregularities in his Patna FIR. The central intelligence agency has already questioned the actor’s girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty and her family members, friend Siddharth Pithani, ex-manager Shruti Modi among others.
Earlier on Thursday, Chakraborty’s counsel, the Bihar government, Maharashtra government, Rajput’s counsel and the Centre filed their written submissions in the apex court, regarding the petition filed by the actress seeking a transfer of the probe from Bihar to Mumbai.
In its written submission, the Centre said that the Mumbai Police has no legal sanctity to record the statements of 56 people as it had not registered an FIR in Rajput’s case. Maharashtra government, in its affidavit, had said that it has collected statements of 56 people while probing Rajput’s death.
“Maharashtra police has said in its affidavit that it has collected statements of 56 people. In view of the position that no FIR has been registered and the police officer is merely discharging functions under Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Code, such statements have no validity or legal sanctity and are non-est,” the Centre said in its written submissions two days after the SC reserved its verdict, according to a
Times of India report.
In its submissions drafted by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, the Centre argued that the police gets the jurisdiction to record statements of the witnesses only after an FIR has been registered which has not happened in this case.
“It is only after registration of FIR that the police get jurisdiction to record statements of witnesses and not otherwise. Even after registration of an FIR, the police officer is mandated to intimate the magistrate about the same and thereafter everything happens under judicial supervision. This has admittedly not taken place,” read the submission as per
TOI.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra government also claimed in its written submission that the police is currently probing the ‘Kedarnath’ actor’s death, and if it finds that a cognisable offence has been committed, an FIR will be registered.
In her written submission, Chakraborty said the transfer of the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at the behest of the Bihar police was without jurisdiction.
The Bihar government, in its submission filed through its lawyer Keshav Mohan, said: “It is apparent that it is on account of political pressure in the State of Maharashtra that neither the FIR has been registered by the Mumbai Police nor did they extend any cooperation to Bihar Police in discharging their obligation to conduct investigation expeditiously.”
The Supreme Court verdict on Chakraborty’s plea is awaited.
Bidding Farewell To Sushant Singh Rajput – An Actor & A Technopreneur
The Final Goodbye
Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide shocked everyone. The Mumbai police reported on Sunday that he was found hanging his Bandra apartment.
The 34-year-old actor was known for his remarkable journey from the small screen to big banner movies despite several controversies.
Here’s a look at his journey from a new entrant to being a superstar and a technopreneur.
How It Began
Making Of A Star
Rajput made his foray into films with ‘Kai Po Che’ in 2013 with actors Rajkummar Rao and Amit Sadh – which was based on Chetan Bhagat’s novel ‘3 Mistakes of My Life’. He also won the Producers Guild Film Award for Best Male Debut for the Abhishek Kapoor-directorial.
Entering The Big League
Turning point in Sushant’s career
While Sushant will always be remembered for his spectacular roles, the role that made him a household name was in the 2016 film ‘MS Dhoni: The Untold Story’ where he played the ace cricketer MS Dhoni.
Sushant was lauded for the way he pulled off Dhoni’s batting style, mannerism, body language and carried himself during the promotion of the biopic.
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