Sushant's flatmate Siddharth Pithani's contradictory remarks before leaving interview

In an interview with Republic Media Network’s Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami on Friday, Siddharth Pithani who claims to have been staying with Sushant Singh Rajput for over a year made contradicting statements before leaving interview abruptly when asked about events on 14 June. 

Here are a few big contradictions in statements he made on Republic TV: 

SAYS DIDN’T KW ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS BUT WAS GIVING MEDICATION: At beginning of interview, Siddharth Pithani when asked about Sushant Singh’s mental health said, “I wish I kw what he was going through. I really wanted to kw what was that.” But later, when asked about medication that Sushant was taking, Pithani said, “I used to give him medication. I used to give two tablets.”

SAYS DID T KW ABOUT TABLETS BUT FITNESS TRAINER SAMEE & EX-BODYGUARD QUESTION MEDICATION: After admitting to giving medication, when asked about type of tablets given, Siddharth Pithani said, “I have idea, re was a prescription." 

However, Sushant Singh Rajput’s fitness trainer, Samee Ahmed in a sting operation questioned how medication was prescribed even before proper counselling. Even Sushant Singh’s bodyguard, speaking on condition of anymity, revealed to Republic TV that “medicines that Sushant sir was consuming were highly strong.”

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CONFUSION ON HOW MEDICATION WAS PROCURED & WHO PROCURED IT: Siddharth Pithani also appeared confused about who procured medication for Sushant Singh Rajput. Initially, Siddharth Pithani who agreed with Samee Ahmed’s statement that Rhea bought medication for Sushant Singh by saying “yeah”, later went on to instead say, “Rhea personally nahi lathi thi. How will she go to medical shop? She never used to go to medical shop."

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INCONSISTENT CLAIM ON ASSOCIATION WITH RHEA CHAKRABORTY: Siddharth Pithani, in his interview with Republic TV,  claimed he had a personal conversation with Rhea Chakroborty before she left house on 8 June. Pithani said, “She had spoken to me. She had told me to take care of him and I am just a phone call away, whenever you need me, just tell me, I will come back”. However, reports indicate he made contradictory claims about t kwing Rhea to ar media organisation.  

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CONTRADICTORY CLAIMS ON SUSHANT SINGH’S FAMILY:  Siddharth Pithani said, “Sushant's family members told me about a Rs 15 cr transaction made by Rhea and asked me to mention this in my statement. I told his family members that I will only tell what I kw and believe. After this, I contacted police." However, Sushant Singh’s family lawyer Vikas Singh negated this narrative on Republic TV and said, "Siddharth was trying to help family and he was telling m how Rhea was harassing Sushant until a couple of days back.”