Sushant Singh Rajput death: Somebody in Mumbai police helping Rhea, says family lawyer

Senior advocate Vikas Singh, who is family lawyer of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, Wednesday said that Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty's plea in Supreme Court seeking transfer of an FIR from Patna indicates that "somebody in Mumbai police was helping her."

Singh said Rhea, who was seeking transfer of Sushant's case to CBI until w, has w chosen to move top court seeking a stay on investigation.

"If she (Rhea) has moved apex court, she should have filed a petition seeking CBI investigation. FIR is registered in Patna, w she (Rhea) has filed a petition in Supreme Court seeking stay and transfer of investigation to Mumbai. Isse jyada kya proof chahiye ki (what more proof is needed that) somebody in Mumbai Police is helping her, Singh told PTI.

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Rhea Chakraborty moves SC

Rhea moved Supreme Court seeking transfer of an FIR from Patna to Mumbai and stay on investigation by Bihar police on allegations of Sushant Singh Rajput's far that she abetted suicide of his actor son.

Rajput, d 34, was found hanging from ceiling of his apartment in suburban Bandra in Mumbai on June 14 and since n Mumbai police has been probing case keeping in mind various angles.

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move of Rhea to rush to top court assumes significance in view of fact that a four-member probe team of Bihar police is already in Mumbai and may seek to interrogate actress as FIR lodged at Patna by Rajput's far, K K Singh, contained allegations of severe criminal offences such as abetment of suicide and criminal breach of trust under IPC.

Advocate Satish Maneshinde, who is representing Chakraborty, said he has filed a petition in apex court seeking transfer of case from Patna to Mumbai where probe in death case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput is going on.

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In her plea, Chakraborty has also sought a stay on probe by Bihar Police on FIR lodged by Rajput''s far till disposal of her plea in top court, Maneshinde said. move came, four days after Rajput''s far K K Singh lodged an FIR at Rajiv Nagar police station in Patna against Chakraborty and six ors, including her family members, accusing m of abetting actor''s suicide.

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