The Asian Age

CBI revisits Sushant Singh’s home, recreates incident in presence of cook & flatmate

Spot probe done in presenge of forensic team

- AGE CORRESPOND­ENT

The Central Bureau of Investigat­ion (CBI) on Sunday revisited the Bandra residence of deceased actor Sushant Singh Rajput to probe his suicide and recreated the incident at the spot in presence of the former’s cook Neeraj Singh, house help Deepesh Sawant and flatmate Siddharth Pithani.

The trio was first grilled for hours at the CBI team’s base at the DRDO guesthouse before being whisked to Bandra for confirming with the sequence of incidents quoted by them in their statement, some of which allegedly showed discrepanc­ies in comparison to the ones they stated to the Mumbai police.

The officials are tightlippe­d about the detailed given in their respective statements that has the alleged loopholes. The spot probe was carried out in the presence of the forensic team of the CBI. As the investigat­ion has been handed over to them late, the officials are relying on the forensic and technical analysis for a breakthrou­gh to ascertain if there is any foul play in the actor’s death.

“Others will be questioned in connection with the incident soon after the spot probe gathers requisite clarity,” said an officer privy to the probe.

The investigat­ors also communicat­ed with the doctors and the staffers of Cooper Hospital, where Rajput’s body was taken after his demise for conducting autopsy. The statement of those who conducted autopsy on the actor will be recorded soon.

Multiple teams of the CBI are probing separate angles involved in the alleged suicide. The DRDO and Indian Air Force guesthouse­s in Santacruz is where the visiting team has set up the base. The CBI will grill Rhea Chakrabort­y and her family soon in connection with the suicide. They have been named as main accused in the case filed by the Bihar police, the probe of which has been taken over by the CBI.

◗ MULTIPLE TEAMS of the CBI are probing separate angles involved in the alleged suicide. The DRDO and Indian Air Force guesthouse­s in Santacruz is where the visiting team has set up the base. The CBI will grill Rhea Chakrabort­y and her family soon in connection with the suicide.

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