In Sushant case twist, CBI to summon witness who saw SSR meet Rhea Chakraborty on June 13

In a sensational development, hours after Republic Media Network brought out explosive testimony of Rhea Chakraborty's Primrose Apartments neighbour claiming that Rhea and Sushant Singh Rajput had indeed met on evening of June 13 - a day before he died - top sources have informed that CBI will summon June 13 eyewitness. 

Republic TV's Senior Correspondent Yesha Kotak spoke to Rhea Chakraborty's neighbour who claimed that she was informed by an eyewitness who does t want to reveal his/her identity that both Sushant and Rhea were seen toger on June 13 and this "information has been passed on to CBI". Rhea Chakraborty's neighbour said that witness saw Sushant and Rhea on evening of June 13th when "Sushant dropped her off around 6-6:30 pm." and "Sushant was driving alone and re was driver." 

" person told me this in June itself before any of this had gone to CBI or even before Rhea had said anything. person had said, 'Oh! he passed away, I had just seen him drop her off on 13th evening.' thing was kwn at that time that what else will come up. I have t seen anything and Yes, I am Rhea's neighbour."

Top sources tell Republic that eyewitness is ar neighbour of Rhea Chakraborty, and that Sushant and Rhea had met at a common place.

BJP leader's massive claim

Earlier, BJP Mumbai Secretary Advocate Vivekanand Gupta had also claimed that Sushant met Rhea on June 13 and added that he is also willing to get in touch with CBI which is probing case. BJP leader said that he has information about alleged Sushant-Rhea meeting which took place on 13th. He said that some eyewitness (unkwn if same as eyewitness above) told him y saw both Sushant and Rhea at 3 am at a location and n late actor dropped her home. Vivekanand Gupta has also said that he is ready to depose before central investigating ncy. 

Later, Karni Sena leader Surjeet Singh Rathore had also corroborated this, making it three accounts thus far accessed by Republic wherein Sushant's June 13 meeting with Rhea Chakraborty has been cited. As per her own account, Rhea Chakraborty had left Sushant's Bandra residence on June 8, days before he was found dead in same flat on June 14. Her lawyer Satish Maneshinde had claimed in an interview that it was at Sushant Singh Rajput’s behest that she left his home on June 8. She hadn't met him since n is her official version, which has w been called into question.

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Sushant Singh Rajput's death probe

Rajput was found hanging in his Bandra apartment on June 14. Mumbai Police had earlier registered an Accidental Death Report (ADR) and launched an investigation. However, CBI took over probe into high-profile case in August following Supreme Court's d.  Rajput's far KK Singh had on July 25 lodged a complaint with Bihar police against actor Rhea Chakraborty and her family members accusing m of abetting his suicide.

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Since n, Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) have started investigation into an alleged money laundering and drug angle in connection to actor's death. More than 20 persons, including Rhea Chakraborty and her bror Showik have been arrested, whereas several prominent personalities have been summoned by NCB. Numerous angles that have come forward in case are yet to be investigated and persons who ostensibly should be questioned haven't. alleged link to death of Disha Salian has also t been investigated. CBI is likely to kick off its second leg of questioning in case w.

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