Case not under Bihar police’s jurisdiction, says city police chief
Mumbai:commissioner of Mumbai Police Param Bir Singh said on Monday that Bihar Police does not have jurisdiction to probe the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who died by suicide in his Bandra home on June 14. He clarified that Mumbai Police has found no misappropriation of Rajput’s funds and his family had not mentioned any suspicions of foul play in their statements to the police. This is the first time Singh has commented on the matter.
At a press conference held on Monday, Singh said, “We do not know how Bihar Police is investigating the case. They approached us and asked for some documents. We asked them under what section they were asking for the documents.” He added that the Mumbai Police was taking legal opinion to understand if Bihar Police could also investigate the case.
Singh said the investigation was being handled in a professional and thorough manner by Bandra police, under the direct supervision of deputy commissioner of police (zone 9) Abhishek Trimukhe.
So far, statements from 56 people have been recorded, including experts and family members.
“We have not spared anyone in the inquiry related to the incident,” said Singh.
He said Rajput’s family members – his father, three sisters and brother-in-law – had not expressed any suspicion regarding the actor’s death in their signed statements from June 16. “It is the very first statement given by them which holds legal value because it is the uncorrupted version,” said Singh.
Singh further clarified that after examining closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage, Mumbai Police had found no evidence of a party at Rajput’s home on June 13 or June 14. He also said there was no connection between the actor’s suicide and the death of his former manager Disha Salian, who also died by suicide on June 8.
Singh said that before his death, Rajput would regularly look himself up on Google. The actor also searched for “painless death.”
“We are in touch with the five doctors whom he consulted when he was undergoing treatment,” said Singh.