Sushant Death Case: Rhea Chakraborty's transfer petition will be heard by SC on Aug 5

Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty has alleged before Supreme Court that actor Sushant Singh Rajput's far has used his influence in roping her in FIR lodged at Patna in Bihar accusing her of abetment of suicide of his son. Rajput, d 34, was found dead in his apartment in suburban Bandra in Mumbai on June 14 and since n Mumbai police have been probing case keeping in mind various angles.

In latest development, Rhea Chakraborty's transfer petition will be heard by Supreme Court on Aug 5. A single-judge bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy will hear case.

Rhea in her plea admitted that she was in a live-in relationship with Rajput and has been in deep trauma due to death of actor and moreover getting rape and death threats. Her plea said, Deceased was suffering from depression for some time and was also on anti-depressants and he committed suicide on morning of June 14, 2020, at his Bandra residence by hanging himself. 

Rhea said that she was summoned by Bandra police on various occasions and her statement was also recorded under section 175 of CrpC and she understands that probe of Mumbai police is still going on as some of forensic reports are still awaited. She said that Section 177 of CrPC mandates that every offence shall be inquired into and shall be tried by magistrate within whose local jurisdiction it was committed

Rhea said that even re is an iota of truth in case registered by Rajput's far, jurisdiction to probe offense would still lie with Bandra Police Station.  

entire cause of action as alleged in FIR had arisen at Bandra in Mumbai, her plea said. It would be just and expedient, if transfer of case is directed from Patna to Mumbai. prejudice would be caused to respondents (far of Sushant and Bihar police), if direction sought herein is issued by this court, transfer plea said.  

plea sought transfer of FIR registered on July 25 under various sections of IPC including 306 (abetment of suicide), 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint), 342 (punishment for wrongful confinement), 380 (ft in dwelling house), 406 (punishment for criminal breach of trust) and 420 (Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property, registered at Rajeev Nagar Police station Patna.

(with PTI inputs)