Centre slams Mumbai Police in Bombay HC for 'questionable' investigation in Sushant's case

In a major development on Friday, Centre has slammed Mumbai Police for ir investigation in Sushant Singh Rajput's death case. Central government has told  Bombay High Court that way in which Maharashtra government is handling this probe is 'questionable.' Bombay High Court is hearing a PIL seeking transfer of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) amid several allegations of discrepancies in  Mumbai Police's probe into late actor’s death. 

Centre has also objected to  Bihar IPS officer's 'forcible quarantine' in Mumbai and said that  or police officials were t met with such treatment. Centre also said that CBI has registered an FIR in matter after a tification was issued by Central government.

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Meanwhile, Mumbai Police informed top court that y will submit developments in Sushnat's probe in a sealed cover. This comes after Bihar government, earlier in day filed an affidavit before top court in response to Rhea Chakraborty's petition seeking transfer of case from Patna to Mumbai after Sushant's far filed an FIR against her.

Bihar government in its affidavit, has told  Supreme Court that Rhea Chakraborty and her family members have painted a false picture of Sushant’s mental health after “grabbing” crores of rupees from him. petition says that Rhea Chakrabarty got into a relationship with Sushant Singh Rajput with ulterior motives of grabbing late actor's money. It also accuses Rhea of having overdosed Sushant. 

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BMC Releases Bihar IPS Officer from quarantine

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday released IPS officer Vinay Tiwari, who was "forcefully quarantined" by civic body after officer arrived in Mumbai to Patna to investigate case related to death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

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SC pulls up Mumbai police

Hearing Rhea's plea seeking transfer of case filed by Sushant's far from Patna to Mumbai, single-member Supreme court bench on August 5 refused to grant protection for Rhea from any coercive action and decided that matter would be taken up for hearing again next week. apex court gave Maharasthra government and police three days' time to put on record all details pertaining to probe on Sushant Singh Rajput's death.  Court assured that concern raised by late actor's family about Mumbai Police destroying evidence should be taken care of. Moreover, apex Court pulled up Mumbai authorities for quarantining IPS officer from Patna, Bihar and said that it did t send a good mess as all eyes were on case. 

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