Sushant Singh Rajput's autopsy report submitted; police record statements of 5 individuals

Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, 34, was found dead in his Bandra apartment on Sunday, sending shockwaves rippling through Hindi film industry and elsewhere. As per police sources, statements of five individuals have been recorded including his cook, house help, his sister and his friend Siddharth Pathani who was a co-resident at his duplex. autopsy has been handed over to police.

Police dismisses rumours

Sources added that statement of his Juhu based doctor is yet to be recorded - this is after police said y would speak to doctor on nature and need of medications that he was taking. Police still rules out any foul play angle, as autopsy report also suggests cause of death is "suffocation" and conclusion is suicide. Police dismissed rumours spread by some section of media reporting that actor had called a Bollywood actress before suicide - his final call was to a fellow male actor at around midnight on Saturday night, and it went unanswered. 

Police has also denied any link between  suicide of his former assistant last week and said that this is t true. Sushant’s sister in her brief statement to police said that money cant be reason for his suicide. After Sushant's funeral, statements of his or family members and friends will be recorded.

Sushant's family leave for Mumbai

As per latest updates, Sushant Singh Rajput's post-mortem report has been handed over to Mumbai Police and report also suggests that  cause of death is suicide. "Actor Sushant Singh Rajput committed suicide at his Bandra residence by hanging himself in Mumbai on Sunday," Additional Commissioner of Police Dr Maj Sharma confirmed on Sunday. However, suicide te has been recovered from Rajput's residence, as per police.

Earlier in day, Sushant Singh Rajput's far and or family members left from ir residence in Patna for airport. BJP MLA Niraj Kumar Singh Babloo who is also a relative of Sushant is accompanying family. actor's last rites are likely to be performed at 4 pm in Vile Parle crematorium.

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Sushant Singh Rajput's career

Rajput had shot to fame with TV show Pavitra Rishta on Zee TV, produced by Ekta Kapoor in 2009.  After earning popularity with his role, he made his debut with Kai Po Che, directed by Abhishek Kapoor, an official adaptation of Chetan Bhagat’s Three Mistakes of My Life. actor n gave several hit performances with Chhichhore in 2019 - his biggest career hit.  He was last seen in Netflix film Drive and was working on Dil Bechara, adaptation of Fault in Our Stars.

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(With ncy inputs)