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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Oct 07, 2020, 10:46:32 IST

Sushant Singh Rajput case live: Bihar Police record statement of Sushant's friend Pithani

Days after a Bihar police team reached Mumbai to probe the Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case, a turf battle has broken out between law enforcement officers from Bihar and Maharashtra. An FIR has been registered in Patna on a complaint filed by Rajput’s father K K Singh against actor Rhea Chakraborty. Stay here for all live updatesRead Less

15:57 (IST) Aug 05

Bombay High Court adjourns hearing on 2 PILs seeking CBI probe into the death of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput

13:04 (IST) Aug 04

Basically, Mumbai Police is buying time to ensure that the evidence gets destroyed. So we decided that this matter should be given to CBI and Nitish Kumar had earlier promised that if the father wants a CBI probe, it will be handed it over to CBI

Vikas Singh, lawyer of Sushant Singh Rajput's father

13:02 (IST) Aug 04

I don't think any state govt would have quarantined an enforcement officer. Quarantining of a police officer clearly means they want to disable or obstruct the investigation by Patna police, reports ANI quoting Vikas Singh, lawyer of Sushant Singh Rajput's father

12:51 (IST) Aug 04

RJD was the first party to demand CBI probe, we strongly raised this demand in the state assembly also. A court-monitored CBI probe would be better: RJD's Tejashwi Yadav on Bihar govt recommending CBI probe in Sushant Singh's case (ANI)

12:38 (IST) Aug 04

There can't be transfer of a case which had no legal basis for Bihar to get involved. At most, it would be a 'Zero FIR' transferable to Mumbai Police. Transfer of a case,on which they had no jurisdiction, to CBI has no legal sanctity

Satish Maneshinde, Rhea Chakraborty's lawyer (As told to ANI)

12:21 (IST) Aug 04

I express gratitude towards Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for recommending CBI investigation in Sushant Singh Rajput death case, reports ANI quoting Niraj Kumar Singh, BJP MLA & relative of Sushant Singh

12:20 (IST) Aug 04

The DGP spoke to Sushant Sing's father this morning and he gave consent for CBI inquiry. So now, we are recommending CBI probe in the matter

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar (As told to ANI)

11:52 (IST) Aug 04

Hearing in PIL filed in Bombay High Court, seeking transfer of Sushant Singh Rajput's death case to the Central Bureau of Investigation, postponed due to heavy rains in Mumbai, reports ANI

11:47 (IST) Aug 04

Bihar Police record statement of Sushant's friend Pithani

Bihar Police have recorded the statement of Sushant Singh Rajput's friend and creative content manager Siddharth Pithani in connection with the actor's death, an official said on Tuesday. A team of the Bihar Police is in Mumbai to probe Rajput's death after his father lodged a complaint in Patna against the late actor's friend Rhea Chakraborty and other members of her family for allegedly abetting his suicide.

11:38 (IST) Aug 04

Bihar government decides to recommend CBI probe into Sushant Singh Rajput mysterious suicide death case. It has decided to entrust the FIR lodged by Rajput's father for probe to CBI alleging that Mumbai police did not cooperate with Bihar police in the probe.

11:26 (IST) Aug 04

Bihar CM recommends CBI probe in Sushant death case

10:51 (IST) Aug 04

Sushant Singh Rajput's father KK Singh speaks to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, requests him to order CBI investigation into the actor's death case (ANI)

10:19 (IST) Aug 04

They've forcibly quarantined an IPS officer. If Maharashtra govt is proud of their police, then tell us what they've done in 50 days after death of Sushant S Rajput. Mumbai has closed all communication channels with us. This indicates that something is wrong, reports ANI quoting Bihar DGP G Pandey

10:13 (IST) Aug 04

The move to quarantine Bihar officials probing Sushant Singh Rajput death case is wrong. This shows that there is something suspicious. NIA, Enforcement Directorate must probe the matter. It's high time now, Centre should intervene

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey (As told to ANI)

09:58 (IST) Aug 04

Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan has written to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar requesting him to order CBI inquiry in Sushant Singh Rajput death case. Paswan also requests him to speak with PM & Maharashtra CM on "misconduct" with Bihar Police officer in Mumbai to probe the case.

08:28 (IST) Aug 04

Patna Range IGP Sanjay Singh has written to Mumbai's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal, requesting to relieve Patna SP Vinay Tiwari from quarantine as it is "creating obstructions" in Sushant Singh Rajput death case probe, reports ANI

07:53 (IST) Aug 04

A bench headed by Bombay High Court Chief Justice Dipankar Datta to hear a PIL seeking transfer of Sushant Singh Rajput death case to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), today, reports ANI

23:26 (IST) Aug 03

I think matter should go to CBI. If this is how Mumbai Police will obstruct fair investigation in this matter, then probably the only option left for the family of Sushant Singh Rajput is to get the matter investigated by CBI: Vikas Singh, lawyer of Sushant Singh Rajput's father

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