Sushant death probe: Dr. Swamy reacts to CBI statement, says 'need to arrest suspects'

BJP Rajya Sabha MP Dr. Subramanian Swamy on Monday took to his Twitter handle to react on the Central Bureau of Investigation's formal statement in Sushant Singh Rajput's death case. The CBI has not reached any conclusion in the death case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput and all aspects are under investigation, the agency said on Monday.

While Swamy acknowledged CBI's 'media release', he highlighted that the premier investigating agency needs to do 'more than just a media release'. He demands that CBI files an FIR with murder charges and arrest the suspects on the basis of glaring pieces of evidence till now.

CBI has issued a Media Release which brings some transparency about what is going on. But CBI needs to do more than a Media Release about all possibilities. That is, need a FIR [or add to the Court transferred Patna FIR] with murder [IPC 302] as the crime, & arrest suspects.

— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) September 28, 2020

"The Central Bureau of Investigation is conducting professional investigation related to death of Shri Sushant Singh Rajput in which all aspects are being looked at and no aspect has been ruled out as of date," a CBI spokesperson said in statement. Rajput, 34, who made his silver screen debut in the critically acclaimed 'Kai Po Che' seven years ago, was found dead in his apartment in suburban Bandra in Mumbai on June 14 this year.

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