Rhea's lawyer says 'unless Maharashtra government consents, CBI's Sushant probe illegal'

CBI on Thursday took over investigation into actor Sushant Singh Rajput death case and re-registered Patna police FIR related to alleged criminal conspiracy and abetment to suicide against his rumoured girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty and her family members, officials said Thursday.

case will be probed by a special investigation team under Superintendent of Police Nupur Prasad and will be supervised by DIG Gagandeep Gambhir and Joint Director Maj Shashidhar, both senior IPS officers from Gujarat cadre, y said.

In response, Rhea Chakraborty's lawyer, Satish Maneshinde released a statement and called CBI investigation 'illegal' and asserted that only if Maharashtra Government allows, CBI should probe case. statement said, " Bihar Government transferred a case with which it had Jurisdiction to investigate, to CBI instead of Mumbai Police, which is legal position. Hon'ble Supreme Court is seized of issue pursuant to Transfer Petition filed by Rhea Chakraborty. SC has directed all parties to file ir replies and Mumbai Police is directed to place report of investigations. Pending said proceedings CBI has registered and continued illegality which was perpetrated at hands of Bihar Police. CBI being a premier investigative ncy in country should desist from taking any furr steps pending SC proceedings.  Apart from same unless Maharashtra Government consents to CBI investigating case ... it would be totally illegal and beyond any kwn legal principles, affecting Federal Structure of Nation."

Sources said case will be monitored at top level in ncy on a daily basis. While Mumbai Police had registered an Accidental Death Report (ADR) into death of Rajput, Patna police had registered a case on a complaint from Rajput's far K K Singh against Chakraborty, her parents Indrajit Chakraborty and Sandhya Chakraborty, bror Showik Chakraborty, and common friends Samuel Miranda and Shruti Modi.

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On Thursday, Central Bureau of Investigation got in touch with Bihar Police to collect all details from ir investigation in matter.

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Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned actor Rhea Chakraborty for questioning on August 7 in connection with a money laundering case stemming from a complaint filed by Sushant Singh Rajput's far following his death, officials said on Wednesday. Chakraborty will be questioned and her statement will be recorded under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), y said. questioning is linked to a money laundering case that was registered by ED last week on basis of a Bihar Police FIR in which Rajput's far has accused Chakraborty and her family of abetting Bollywood actor's suicide.

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 With PTI Inputs