BJP’S Rao seeks NIA probe in Rajput case
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party national general secretary P Muralidhar Rao on Thursday said that there was scope to involve the National Investigation Agency into the alleged suicide of actor Sushant Singh Rajput to further widen the investigation.
In a series of tweets, Rao said that since the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate had already been roped in to probe various aspects of the case, NIA can also be involved.
“Abetment of suicide, Unnatural death being investigated by #CBI. #ED is investigating Money laundering NCB is investigating Drug use case under NDPS Act. #NIA may have to get in – may be.!! Case is getting larger – Connecting different cases – web of networks,” he tweeted.
In another tweet, Rao said that the demand for a wider probe is aimed at “helping clean the Bollywood movement”.
“Entire India and Indians all over are watching keenly – intensively and emotionally, Who’ever is helping & contributing for this is not fighting for #Justiceforssr but also – helping the clean Bollywood movement. After @Kanganateam’s tweet to @Pmoindia, #Justiceforssr & Clean Bollywood are now getting into one big-movement Swachha Bollywood...swachha Bharat...” he tweeted.
Referring to Rao’s tweets, a senior party functionary said the BJP’S demand for a thorough probe is aimed at getting the “underbelly” of the Hindi film industry exposed.
“Now there is talk of drugs and links to narcotics traders, which is a serious issue and needs to be exposed since there are links between international drug cartels and terror industry. The idea is to uncover the truth and clean up the industry,” the functionary said on condition of anonymity.
ED SUMMONS RHEA’S FATHER
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has once again summoned actor Rhea Chakraborty’s father, Indrajeet Chakraborty, to access his family’s bank lockers to probe possible money laundering in connection with Rajput’s death on Thursday.
Officials have summoned Indrajeet with the locker keys, said ED sources. The agency had, on July 31, registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) in the case after an FIR was filed by KK Singh, the late actor’s father, against actor Rhea Chakraborty, in Bihar on July 28.