Published 10:05 IST, August 4th 2020

Sushant's family to request CM Nitish Kumar; Bihar govt may recommend CBI investigation

As the call for a CBI investigation into late actor Sushant's death probe grows, sources have suggested that the star's kin are likely to approach the Bihar CM

Reported by: Koushik Narayanan
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As countrywide call for a CBI investigation into Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death probe grows, sources have suggested that late star's family is likely to make a request to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, seeking case to be handed over to central ncy. This development comes a day after Sushant's far released a video statement, claiming that Mumbai Police did t take action after he'd informed m on February 25 of late actor’s life being in danger.

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As per sources, Sushant Singh Rajput's family is likely to approach Bihar government seeking for transfer of probe to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Earlier, Bihar Minister Sanjay Kumar Jha said that if late actor's far wants a CBI investigation, n re is reason why it should be blocked. Taking to Twitter on Sunday, Jha said that Bihar government will assist late actor's family if y are keen for a CBI investigation. same had been echoed by Nitish Kumar when Bihar Police first began investigating case, though y have since faced difficulty in continuing ir probe on account of Mumbai Police also 'probing' it concurrently. 

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Sushant’s far speaks to Republic TV

In a video statement, Sushant’s far said to Republic, “I had alerted Bandra Police on February 25 that my son’s life was in danger. However, y did t do anything. My son passed away on June 14, so we urged to take action against those who were named in request on February 25, but y did t take action in 40 days."

"So I went to police station in Patna and registered a case and Patna police has immediately taken action. However, culprits are w running away.

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" Patna police needs to be helped. I want to thank hourable Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and minister Sanjay Jha for standing by truth.”

KK Singh's warning mess to DCP Zone 9 has been accessed by Republic TV, while Mumbai Police has claimed that it was t acted upon because a written complaint was t filed and Sushant's bror-in-law had allegedly wanted it to be acted on informally. However, Mumbai Police has remained silent on why warning was t acted upon as part of its probe.

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Republic TV's investigation in case

Republic TV has led an extensive cover of Sushant Singh Rajput case and uneard sensational details of mysteries before and after  unfortunate incident. Sushant’s roommate Siddharth Pithani, ‘close friend’ Sandip Ssingh, former girlfriend Ankita Lokhande, family friend Smita, friend Samuel Haokip, bodyguard, ambulance driver, cook and trainer have all exclusively opened up on case, and shared ir personal experiences, with numerous inconsistencies also coming to fore. This is apart from details of stunning bank transactions from Sushant’s account, accessed exclusively by channel.

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10:05 IST, August 4th 2020