Mumbai: Bollywood actor Rhea Chakraborty on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the probe by the Bihar police on the FIR filed against her by Sushant Singh Rajput's father for allegedly abetting the suicide of his actor son.
As Rhea, 28, also sought transfer of the FIR of Sushant's father Krishna Kumar Singh from Patna to Mumbai, a four-member Bihar Police team arrived in Mumbai to probe the `abetment to suicide' case registered against her and six others.
An FIR was lodged on the basis of the complaint by 74-year-old Singh against Rhea, the deceased actor's girlfriend, and six others on July 25 under various sections of the Indian Penal Code(IPC) including those pertaining to abetment of suicide and fraud, Inspector General of Police, Patna Zone, Sanjay Singh told PTI.
The move by Rhea to rush to the top court assumes significance in view of the fact that a Bihar police team is already in Mumbai and may seek to interrogate the actor as the FIR contained allegations of severe criminal offences such as abetment of suicide and criminal breach of trust.
Senior advocate Vikas Singh, who is the family lawyer of Sushant, alleged that Rhea's plea in the Supreme Court seeking transfer of the FIR from Patna indicated that "somebody in Mumbai police was helping her."
Singh said Rhea, who was seeking transfer of Sushant's case to CBI until now, has now chosen to move the top court for a stay on the investigation against her.
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"If she has moved the apex court, she should have filed a petition seeking CBI investigation," he said.
FIR is registered in Patna, now she has filed a petition in Supreme Court seeking stay and transfer of investigation to Mumbai. 'Isse jyada kya proof chahiye ki' (what more proof is needed that) somebody in Mumbai Police is helping her", Singh told PTI.
The case in which the Mumbai police has been busy quizzing Bollywood's big producers and directors like Mahesh Bhatt, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Aditya Chopra and others to know the reasons behind the untimely demise of the young actor suddenly took a new turn with Rajput's father lodging the FIR.
On arrival in Mumbai, the Bihar police team went to the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Detection-I) of the Mumbai crime branch.
The team also met Sushant's sister in suburban Versova and recorded her statement, said a city police source. Before that, the team visited Sushant's apartment in Bandra, he added.
The Bihar police may also examine Sushant's financial transactions and bank records, he said.
Sushant's suspected death by suicide has also triggered a debate on alleged nepotism and favouritism in the Hindi film industry.
