'BMC doesn't care about SC': Bihar DGP slams continued quarantine of Sushant case officer

Supreme Court on Wednesday while hearing actor Rhea Chakraborty's petition seeking direction for transfer of investigation from Patna to Mumbai in Sushant Singh Rajput death case questioned  Mumbai Police regarding treatment meted out to Bihar Police team that arrived to probe case.

'What will you call it?'

Justice Hrishikesh Roy said that decision of Mumbai Police in which it quarantined IPS officer Vinay Tiwari from Patna "doesn’t send a good mess". Reacting to this, Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey on Thursday said that despite criticism from Apex court, BMC in Mumbai has t released him yet.

In a tweet in Hindi, DGP Pandey said, " Hourable Supreme Court me a serious remark that it is wrong to force IPS Vinay Tiwari of Bihar to be forcefully quarantined in Mumbai, yet BMC has t released him yet. y do t even care about Supreme Court! w, what will you call it ??? regret!"

On Wednesday, Gupteshwar Pandey informed that Patna IG h written a letter to Chief of BMC opposing "forceful quarantine" of IPS Vinay Tiwari and requested him to be freed. He said that BMC has also sent a reply to letter to Patna Police in which y have rejected ir request. "w our SP Vinay Tiwari w will be imprisoned re for 14 days. This decision by BMC is unfortunate!" he said.

'Use digital platforms for interactions'

Mumbai civic body suggested use of digital platforms to avoid physical contact in its response to Bihar Police's letter seeking exemption from home quarantine rms for IPS officer Vinay Tiwari who landed in city on Sunday to probe actor Sushant Singh Rajput death case.

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In a letter issued on Tuesday, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) asked Bihar Police to use digital platforms like Zoom, Google Meet, Jio Meet, Microsoft Teams or ors, for interactions in city. BMC stated this in its response to letter submitted by Bihar Police on August 3 seeking exemption from home quarantine protocols for Tiwari.

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Patna city SP, who landed in Mumbai on Sunday to he a team of Bihar police probing Rajput death case, was quarantined by BMC for 14 days. Rajput, 34, was found hanging at his apartment in suburban Bandra on June 24.

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Bihar Police team is probing a separate 'abetment to suicide' case filed by late actor's far in Patna against his son's Mumbai-based ex-girlfriend and actor Rhea Chakraborty. Bihar government has recommended probe in case to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). 

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(With ncy inputs)