Aware of Maharashtra Police capability but...: Fadnavis answers on Bihar police comparison

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and BJP leer Devendra Fnavis on Saturday was asked which police is best - Maharashtra or Bihar in connection to actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death case. Speaking to media in Pune, he said that he has worked with Maharashtra police for five years and he is 'very well" aware of ir capability. However, he said many times police work under "political pressure" and y should t do so.

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"I have worked with Maharashtra Police for last five years hence I am very well aware of ir capability and I trust m. But many times police work under political pressure and we expect that y should t work under political pressure. Overall in way this case has come in light, re are public sentiments that this must be transferred to CBI and hence it has reached Supreme Court w and it (SC) will give a correct decision on case," Fnavis said.

"A comparison cant be me between Maharashtra Police and Bihar Police. Maharashtra Police is best and I have said this earlier also," he ded. A lot of questions have been raised over Maharashtra Police probing death case of late actor as it has been objecting to a CBI inquiry into case. It also faced allegations of creating hurdles for Bihar Police which was parallelly probing case before CBI started its probe. 

Meanwhile, on Saturday, top CBI sources told Republic Media Network that investigating ncy is currently examining bank documents of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Sources said that  CBI, which is probing death case of late actor received bank statements on Friday evening and it has also recorded statement of a few bank officials. y furr said that four bank account statements of late actor are being examined by CBI.

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CBI probing financial angle first

sources said that CBI has begun its investigation focusing on financial angle first and  criminal angle will be examined in coming weeks. ncy has also collected necessary evidence from family members, sources said ding that apart from m, statements of few or witnesses have been recorded. On Friday, CBI met Sushant Singh Rajput's family to collect pieces of evidence. family is said to have spent 4 hours with Sushant's family, according to sources.

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On Thursday, CBI in its submission filed in apex court said that Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) should be allowed by Supreme Court to continue investigation in death case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.  CBI has registered a case against Rhea Chakraborty, Indrajit Chakraborty, Sandhya Chakraborty, Showik Chakraborty, Samuel Miranda, Shruti Modi, and ors in connection with actor's death. Rajput was found de at his Mumbai residence on June 14.

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