Published 18:27 IST, August 19th 2020
Sushant case: Celebrities hail apex court's nod to CBI probe in actor's death, read here
Following Supreme Court's verdict giving a go-ahead for a CBI probe in Sushant Singh death case, top Bollywood celebrities took to social media and welcomed it
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Following Supreme Court's verdict giving a go-ahead for a CBI probe in Sushant Singh Rajput death case, top Bollywood celebrities took to social media and welcomed the decision
Actors including Akshay Kumar, Nana Patekar, Kangana Ranaut, Kriti Sanon, Anupam Kher, Sanjana Sanghi, and many others, were among the first to react.
Humanity wins, congratulations to each one of SSR warriors, first time I felt such strong force of collective consciousness, AMAZING 👏👏👏#CBITakesOver
— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) August 19, 2020
SC directs CBI to investigate Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. May the truth always prevail 🙏🏻 #Prayers
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) August 19, 2020
Finally #CBIForSSR!! #CBITakesOver Yeh Hai Public Ki Power.
— Nana Patekar (@imNanaPatekar) August 19, 2020
Justice is the truth in action 🙏🏻
— Ankita lokhande (@anky1912) August 19, 2020
Truth wins .... #1ststeptossrjustice pic.twitter.com/2CKgoWCYIL
Justice prevails 🙏🏻 God is great ! #JusticeforSushantSingRajput #CBIForSSR
— Neil Nitin Mukesh (@NeilNMukesh) August 19, 2020
जय हो.. जय हो.. जय हो.. 👍👏🙏 #CBIForSSR #justiceforSushanthSinghRajput
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) August 19, 2020
Last 2months have been extremely restless with everything being so blurry. Supreme Court’s order to let the CBI investigate Sushant’s case is a ray of hope that the truth will finally shine🤞🙏🏻 Lets all have faith, stop speculating & let the CBI do their work now!🙏🏻 #CBIForSSR ✊🏻
— Kriti Sanon (@kritisanon) August 19, 2020
Welcome Judgement by the Hon. Supreme Court of India on the #SushanthSinghRajput case. Hope justice prevails.🙏 #CBIForSSR #JusticeforSushantSingRajput
— Madhur Bhandarkar (@imbhandarkar) August 19, 2020
Congratulations to all who strove for #JusticeforSushantSingRajput. Remember there is nothing as powerful as your collective voices & hopes. You can change the world. Suddenly there is a light at the end of this gruesome tunnel..🙏
— Simi Garewal (@Simi_Garewal) August 19, 2020
SC's verdict
The top court in its verdict on August 19 not only gave nod to a CBI probe in the case but also recognized the jurisdiction of Bihar Police saying that it is competent to give consent for a CBI investigation. It is to be noted that the Bihar government has already given its nod to the CBI probe and the central agency has begun its work. However, the opposition by the Maharashtra government and Rhea Chakraborty in the top court was a hindrance to the CBI, which has now been removed. The Supreme Court has also directed the Maharashtra government to cooperate with the CBI during the investigation. The orders were dictated by Justice Hrishikesh Roy.
While stressing that the records of the case produced before the court do not suggest any wrongdoing by the Mumbai Police, the bench observed that the obstruction of the Bihar Police team could have been avoided. According to the apex court, this gave rise to suspicion on the independence of their inquiry. It also pointed out that the Mumbai Police is conducting only a limited inquiry into the cause of unnatural death. In the verdict, the bench has directed the CBI to probe any other case registered on the Dil Bechara actor’s death and the surrounding circumstances.
18:27 IST, August 19th 2020