Published 16:29 IST, August 20th 2020

'CBI for Sushant' demand was a global one; only 44% of 3.3 Mn #CBIForSSR tweets from India

The #CBIForSSR has received over 33 lakh tweets which clearly shows people in droves across the globe are rooting for justice for Sushant.

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massive #CBIForSSR campaign to fight for justice and to seek  truth in Sushant Singh Rajput death case has gared ermous love and support from all corners of world, data analysed by Republic has revealed. #CBIForSSR hashtag has received over 33 lakh (3.3 million) tweets which - an extraordinary number. Furrmore, campaign is hardly powered only from India, rar, a mirity of  33,18,882 tweets are from India whereas remaining are from a number of countries.

About 44% of tweets have come from India, number of tweets from India stood at 14,62,500, followed by United States which sent out 6,62,563 tweets on #CBIForSSR, which was about 20% of total count. People from United Kingdom made 2,87,335 tweets, about 8.7%, while Australia accounted for 6.7% with 2,23,751 tweets.

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Or countries showed ir support:

  • Canada: 1,91,269 (5.8%)
  • UAE: 1,30,651 (3.9%)
  • Bangladesh: 1,01,203 (3%)
  •  Nepal: 50,481 (1.5%)
  • Singapore: 44,723 (1.3%)
  • Sri Lanka: 42,033 (1.3%)
  • Pakistan: 34,792 (1%)
  • Malaysia: 30,620 (0.9%)
  • Mauritius: 30,482 (0.9%)
  • New Zealand: 26,482 (0.8%)

CBI takes over Investigation

As CBI takes over probe, Joint Director of CBI Maj Shashidhar along with investigating officer Gagandeep Gambhir will take over, with  CBI team set to arrive in Mumbai on Thursday. CBI had earlier registered an FIR after taking over from Bihar Police. FIR registered by CBI has named 6 persons in total including Bollywood actor Rhea Chakraborty. case has been registered under IPC 341, 342, 380, 406, 420, 306, 506 and 120 B. 

ors named in FIR are Rhea Chakraborty's family members, Indrajit Chakraborty, Sandhya Chakraborty and Showik Chakraborty. Apart from se, Sushant's home staff manr Samuel Miranda and Shruti Modi have also been named in FIR. Additionally, Enforcement Directorate has initiated a money laundering case against Chakraborty in connection with Sushant death case.

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Actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead at his residence in Mumbai's Bandra on June 14, 2020. Mumbai Police immediately claimed it was suicide, but facts, evidence and testimonies that have since emerged have cast a shadow around this initially-floated narrative. 

16:29 IST, August 20th 2020