'Asked to pressurise Rhea': Mumbai DCP who got Sushant's family's Feb warning surfaces

A senior Mumbai police official has claimed that IPS bror-in-law of Sushant Singh Rajput had asked him to call actor's girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty to police station and pressurise her.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Paramjitsingh Dahiya told a TV channel that O P Singh, bror-in-law of Rajput and senior IPS officer of Haryana police, had made request in February this year.

Rajput, 34, was found hanging at his apartment in suburban Bandra on June 14.

"Singh asked me to call Rhea Chakraborty to police station informally and pressurise her," said Dahiya, who was zonal police head of Bandra region till April 1.

Dahiya said Singh told him that Rajput's family felt Rhea was "controlling" actor and wanted her out of his life.

Dahiya said actor's family did t submit a written complaint. He said O P Singh made informal request (to pressurise Rhea) to him through WhatsApp messs on February 18 and 25.

DCP said Singh visited Mumbai on February 5 and told him to inform Rajput that he was in Mumbai. He also requested that a person called Miranda be kept in a day's police custody, without any complaint or investigation, Dahiya said.

DCP said he "politely and firmly" told Singh that it was t possible for him to call anyone to police station and keep him in custody as it was against procedure.

Dahiya said he asked Singh to file a written complaint based on which matter would be investigated. written complaint never came, he added.

Rajput's far K K Singh has released a video saying he alerted Mumbai police on February 25 that his sons life was in danger.

On Monday, Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh said family didnt raise any suspicion when city police recorded ir statements on June 16.

"At that moment, y didnt raise any suspicion and also didn't complain about any lapse in our investigation," he said.