Published 14:20 IST, July 29th 2020

Mahesh & Mukesh Bhatt's words on Sushant to blame for Alia being trolled: Babul Supriyo

Union Minister Babul Supriyo bats for Bollywood as he seemingly defends it from the nepotism heat and marks boundaries in the face of Sushant's death probe.

Reported by: Urvashi Kandpal
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BJP leader and union MoS Babul Supriyo took to Twitter to opine on ongoing scenario in film industry in view of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's unfortunate demise. According to Union Minister, a talented actor like Alia Bhatt has had to face aggressive 'criminal trolling' on social media because of comments made by her far Mahesh Bhatt and uncle Mukesh Bhatt about late actor Sushant Singh Rajput. He urged Mumbai Police to arrest cyberbullies.

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Supriyo spoke furr about nepotism and slammed those who've maligned Bollywood for it by claiming that it "exists in every field". He stated that probe into Sushant Singh Rajput's alleged suicide is completely different than unfair and discriminatory practices in Hindi film industry. Moreover, citing Alia Bhatt's example, he also claimed that despite ir privilege, star kids' talents and ir success define m.

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Babul Supriyo's tweets indicate need for a demarcation between nepotism debate sparked because of actions of "powerful people" like Mahesh Bhatt and probe into circumstances that led to Sushant's death. Union Minister's tweets follow latest development in investigation of Sushant Singh's death where late actor's family has filed an FIR against actor Rhea Chakraborty alleging abetment of suicide among or charges. Rhea has also been accused of co-conspiring with veteran filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt to control and manipulate Sushant into taking tragic step.

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SSR death probe investigation

Meanwhile, a team of 4 from Bihar Police arrived in Mumbai on Tuesday to furr probe into ongoing investigation into Sushant Singh Rajput's death. y were likely to visit DCP of Cyber Crime branch in BKC, Mumbai to attain Sushant's social media account handles info and also Kotak Mahindra Bank to investigate financial transactions made on Sushant's account. Bihar Police is also likely to record statement of Sushant's Mumbai based sister Mitu Singh.

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14:20 IST, July 29th 2020