Supreme Court Hands Over Sushant Singh Rajput Case To CBI

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will take over the investigation into actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, the Supreme Court ordered on Wednesday (August 19), asking the Mumbai Police to hand over all evidence it has collected to the agency. In a win for Bihar in its tussle with Maharashtra, the SC also said the FIR registered in Patna based on a complaint filed by Rajput’s father Krishna Kishore Singh was correct and Bihar was competent to ask the CBI to investigate the case. “A fair, competent and impartial probe” is the need of the hour to stop speculation, said the court.

Former Additional Solicitor General Maninder Singh, appeared for the Bihar Government, had submitted that Bihar Chief Minister had not interfered in the case and added that the recommendation for a CBI probe was based on the advice of the concerned authorities. Senior lawyer Shyam Divan, appearing for Rhea Chakraborty, had raised questions over the manner in which the Bihar Police registered an FIR in the case and argued that the matter has no connection with the FIR registered in Patna. On the SC verdict, Rajput’s gym trainer Sunil Shukla said, “Today my friend’s soul will get peace.”

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