Published 11:49 IST, August 4th 2020

Rhea Chakraborty's lawyer claims she was blocked from attending Sushant's funeral

Rhea Chakraborty's lawyer has claimed that she was not allowed to attend Sushant Singh Rajput's funeral which was held at Vile Parle Crematorium.

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In yet ar development in Sushant Singh Rajput's death case, Rhea Chakraborty’s lawyer has claimed that she was t allowed to attend late actor’s funeral. Rhea’s lawyer Satish Maneshinde has stated that her name was cut off from list of 20 people who could attend funeral. Moreover, he tried to put forth that in investigation, Bihar police have jurisdiction and it should be transferred to Mumbai police. This comes even as Bihar CM has formally initiated transfer of case to CBI citing n-cooperation of Mumbai Police with Bihar Police team.

Statement by lawyer

"Rhea Chakraborty has always been living in Mumbai. She was in Mumbai on 14th June 2020. She was t allowed to attend Funeral of Sushant Singh as her name was stuck off from list of 20. "

Details of funeral

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found de on June 14, 2020 in his Bandra home Mumbai. His last rites took place at Vile Parle Crematorium on June 15th. funeral was attended by family members and a few Bollywood celebrities.

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Republic TV's investigation in case

Republic TV has led an extensive cover of Sushant Singh Rajput case and uneard sensational details of mysteries before and after  unfortunate incident. Sushant’s roommate Siddharth Pithani, ‘close friend’ Sandip Ssingh, former girlfriend Ankita Lokhande, family friend Smita, friend Samuel Haokip, bodyguard, ambulance driver, cook and trainer have all exclusively opened up on case and shared ir personal experiences, with numerous inconsistencies also coming to fore. This is apart from details of  bank transactions from Sushant’s account, accessed exclusively by channel.

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Rhea Chakraborty approached SC

Sushant Singh Rajput's sisters have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to look into investigation done by Mumbai Police and demanded justice for her bror. Sushant's far KK Singh has filed a complaint in Patna against late actor's girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty and five ors. Currently, a team of 4 members of Bihar Police is investigating case alongside Mumbai Police but are t getting support from Mumbai Police. Moreover, SP Vinay Tiwari who is leing team of Bihar Police in investigation has been ''quarantined'' by BMC. 

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On or hand, late actor's girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty has moved Supreme Court after Sushant's far's FIR against her.  Bihar Government n filed a caveat plea before apex challenging Rhea's petition seeking transfer of FIR registered in Patna to Mumbai. hearing of case is on August 5. Moreover,  Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case to investigate money angle, with Rhea named in case, as per sources. Rhea's whereabouts are currently a topic of speculation. She was last seen in a 20-second video mess in which she didn't answer  allegations against her.

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11:49 IST, August 4th 2020