Published 16:13 IST, July 6th 2020

Sanjay Leela Bhansali questioned for 3 hrs in Sushant's death probe, avoids media queries

Sanjay Leela Bhansali was questioned for 3 hours in relation with Sushant Singh Rajput's case. The filmmaker avoided media queries before departing in his car.

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Sanjay Leela Bhansali was latest celebrity who was summoned by Mumbai Police in connection with Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. filmmaker was snapped arriving at Bandra police station in city on Monday. Bajirao Mastani director was questioned for close to three hours and did t offer comments as media persons asked him for a response.

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Mumbai Police had confirmed on Friday that it had issued summons to filmmaker for a statement, after stating earlier that process was underway. Bhansali’s visit comes in backdrop of reports that he had offered Sushant four films. It has been reported that collaboration did t take place due to 'date issues.'

Mumbai Police is investigating angle about Sushant’s alleged ouster from films and being ‘boycotted’ by a section of film industry, playing a role in his death.

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Yash Raj Films was earlier asked to submit its contract copy with Sushant, who had signed a  three-film deal and worked in two films for banner, which was banner obliged to.  production house’s casting director Shao Sharma and former employee Aashish Singh too have been questioned in case. 

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Apart from m, Sushant’s rumoured girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty, last film Dil Bechara’s co-star Sanjana Sanghi and director Mukesh Chhabra, friend Siddharth Pitani have been questioned in case. police have ruled out foul play in death that took place in Sushant’s Bandra apartment on June 14 and cited ‘asphyxia due to hanging’ as cause of death, as per post-mortem report.

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16:13 IST, July 6th 2020