Plea in SC questions CBI’s silence on SSR death probe

New Delhi, Dec 7 : A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court questioning the silence on the part of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the status of its probe into the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
The plea moved through advocate Vineet Dhanda has urged the top court to direct the agency to complete investigation in two months and submit a report.
The plea contended that around four months ago, the top court had directed the CBI to conduct an enquiry into the case of Rajput’s death.
Sushant was found dead on June 14 at his Bandra flat in Mumbai.
The plea contended that “the top court posed serious faith on the premier investigative agency of the country and directed an investigation into the unnatural death of late actor, as his death shook the entire country and even the fans abroad got a setback due to untimely and unnatural death of Rajput”.
“This Court passed an order for CBI enquiry on August 19, 2020 and despite a lapse of almost four months, the CBI is yet to conclude its investigation and all the eager family members, fans, well-wishers of the late actor are yet to get a solace regarding the exact reason of the death of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput,” said the plea.