Told Mumbai cops about threat to life: Actor’s father

PATNA: Sushant Singh Rajput’s father alleged on Monday that the Mumbai Police were warned about threat to the actor’s in February but they failed to take note of it and also did not act on complaints after his death on June 14.

Krishna Kishore Singh, who issued a video statement, recounted the events that led to lodging a complaint with Patna police. “I had told the Mumbai Police in February that my son faced a threat to his life but it did nothing. When my son died on June 14, I requested them to take action against named persons. Nothing came of it even after 40 days. Left with no other option, I lodged a case here in Patna.”

Patna police swung into action immediately, Singh said. He thanked chief minister Nitish Kumar and state minister Sanjay Jha who came forward to “stand for the truth”. Singh, in his complaint on which an FIR was lodged on July 25, accused actress Rhea Chakraborty and her family of abetting Rajput’s suicide, besides defrauding him of his money and blackmailing him. Rejecting Singh’s claim, the Mumbai Police said they did not receive any written complaint about threat to the actor’s life.

Back in Bihar, the demand for a CBI probe resonated in the state assembly on Monday. The demand was raised by Neeraj Kumar Singh Bablu, a BJP legislator and Rajput’s cousin, when members were allowed to speak on the subject by speaker Vijay Kumar Chaudhary during the truncated, day-long monsoon session. The demand was backed by leader of the opposition Tejashwi Yadav, Congress legislature party leader Sadanand Singh, and Raju Tiwari, an MLA of Ram Vilas Paswan’s LJP.