Centre gives nod to CBI inquiry; kin tells SC 'Mumbai cops may be destroying evidence'

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Centre, informed Supreme Court that Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had accepted Bihar government's request for a probe by Central ncy into death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. 

What happened in Supreme Court's Sushant case hearing

A single-judge bench of Supreme Court led by Justice Hrishikesh Roy heard transfer petition filed by actor Rhea Chakraborty seeking to transfer FIR registered in Patna against her in Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case to Mumbai.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Centre, confirmed that CBI has accepted Bihar government's request.

This came amid Sushant's family via lawyer Vikas Singh accusing Mumbai Police of destroying evidence in matter, and appealing against any furr delay in matter. Supreme Court also questioned quarantining of Bihar IPS officer who was called in to lead probe.

Following this, Justice Roy asked for Mumbai Police's findings in probe to be put on record, to take care of family's suspicions against Mumbai police.

SG Mehta at this point asked for Centre to be made party to proceedings, in response to which Justice Roy asked to file an application to do so. Tushar Mehta also said that CBI's tification for its investigation is expected to be out by end of day on Wednesday.

In its order, Supreme Court gave Mumbai Police 3 days to place all its evidence in Sushant death case probe on record, and declined to offer protection to Rhea Chakraborty following a request from her lawyer. matter will be taken up for hearing again next week.

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Senior Advocate Shyam Divan represented Rhea Chakraborty and senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi appeared for Bihar government. A writ petition was filed by actor Rhea Chakraborty at Supreme Court of India after Sushant's far KK Singh registered an FIR at Patna Police station last week accusing Rhea of abetment to suicide and or charges. Furr, team of Bihar Police officials in Mumbai have alleged that Mumbai Police has t been cooperating with m.

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matter aggravated when case files of Disha Salian, Sushant Signh Rajput's ex-manr who died few days before actor, were reported as deleted by mistake by police officials at Malwani police station. Sushant's family lawyer Vikas Singh who was present at Supreme Court's virtual hearing urged Apex Court to avoid delay in case alleging that "evidence is being destroyed on a daily basis" by Mumbai Police and that is likely to result in obstruction of justice for late actor.

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