Mumbai: Siddharth Pithani, the friend and flatmate of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput appeared before Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with its probe in a money laundering case linked to the death of the actor.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday began a fresh round of questioning of actor Rhea Chakraborty and her family members in connection with its probe in a money laundering case linked to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
Rhea, her brother Showik and father Indrajit Chakraborty arrived at the office of the central probe agency in the Ballard Estate area around 11 am in response to their scheduled summons for Monday, officials said.
The agency had summoned Rajput's friend and roommate Pithani to appear before it in connection with the money laundering case that stems from the complaint filed by the actor's father with the Bihar Police in connection with his death.
Pithani, an IT professional, is stated to be out of Mumbai at present and may appear on Monday. He had told various news channels that he was present in the Bandra flat on June 14 when the 34-year-old actor hanged himself.
Pithani, stated to be living with Rajput for about a year, had earlier recorded his statement with the Mumbai Police as part of their accidental death report (ADR) probe in the case.
Meanwhile, Rhea her family members and business manager Shruti Modi are also being questioned by the agency.
