Published 13:06 IST, August 18th 2020

ED records Sushant's family's statement; may summon Rhea Chakraborty for questioning again

The ED has recorded the statements of Sushant Singh Rajput’s father KK Singh two of his sisters in connection with the financial angle into the case

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ED has recorded statements of Sushant Singh Rajput’s far KK Singh two of his sisters in connection with financial angle into case. central investigative ncy has stepped up its probe into family’s allegations that a large amount of money was siphoned off from Sushant’s bank account by his ex-girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty.

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Based on FIR filed by late actor’s family in Patna police station, CBI is w investigating over allegations that - Rhea Chakraborty and her family siphoned off Sushant’s money, y alienated Sushant from his family for a long time, Bandra police did t take action despite complaints regarding threat to Sushant’s life and claims that it was murder and t abetment to suicide.

Besides this, family has also alleged that Rhea Chakraborty was involved in financial fraud along with or prime suspects who lived in Sushant’s flat. In its preliminary st of probe, CBI may also interrogate Siddharth Pithani, Dipesh Sawant, cooks and ors.

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ED summons Rhea's CA

On Monday, ED summoned Rhea Chakraborty’s Chartered Accountant once again to furr investigate money laundering angle in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case. This was third time Rhea’s CA Ritesh Shah was summoned by ED for questioning.

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Ritesh Shah was quizzed regarding cash transactions from Rhea’s account in HDFC bank. He was also questioned about actor’s income and endorsement that she received from a talent ncy. Besides this, ED quizzed Shah on property papers of Rhea’s Khar (East) residence. Furr, law enforcement ncy is expected to have questioned Ritesh Shah on documents pertaining to Vividr Rhealityx Private Limited, a company which was founded by Sushant in 2019, whose director was Rhea Chakraborty.

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Previously, ED h summoned Rhea’s accountant twice on similar grounds. It is important to te that ED h recorded statements of Rhea, her CA and Sushant’s CA regarding bank transactions, but ir statements did t match, sources said.

Two or important aspects are that Rhea has allegedly been unable to match her income with some of her investments, holdings and expenses, and website of her company Rhealityx has also been taken down amid ED questioning.

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Sushant's bank statements h earlier detailed extravagant spending for Rhea and even her bror. Two prime properties that Rhea has purchased in Mumbai are still unexplained, however, along with much else. Rhealityx website hosted two email ids - of Sushant and Showik.

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13:06 IST, August 18th 2020