New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking a court-monitored Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the death of Disha Salian, the former manager of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
The apex court asked the petitioner to withdraw the plea and approach the Bombay High Court with it.
The matter came up for hearing before a bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde.
"Why don't you go to the Bombay High Court? They know the case and they will take an informed decision and then you may come here if there is any difficulty, the bench, also comprising Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian," asked the petitioner's counsel.
The petition was filed by advocate Puneet Dhanda who claimed that the deaths of Salian and Rajput are interconnected as they occurred under suspicious circumstances. Advocate Vineet Dhanda, appearing for the petitioner, said a CBI probe was ordered in a similar connected case.
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"You may be having a case or not. But why are you not going to the High Court? What is wrong with the Bombay High Court. They know all officers and they have evidences. Come here if you have a problem," the bench said, while allowing the petitioner to withdraw the plea with the liberty to approach the High Court.
According to the plea, "...after the death of Sushant Singh Rajput, various rumours and conspiracy theories have been linked between the deaths of Disha and Sushant, because both died in suspicious circumstances and at the peak of their successful professional career."
(With inputs from agencies)
