Nitish govt recommends CBI probe into Sushant Singh death case

New Delhi: In a major turn of events in the Sushant Singh death case, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar recommended CBI probe after speaking to Sushant Singh Rajput’s father, KK Singh. This comes a day before the Supreme Court is set to hear a plea by actress Rhea Chakraborty to transfer the FIR lodged against her from Patna to Mumbai.

The minister said that the Bihar government will ask for a CBI inquiry into the matter. He added that he spoke to Sushant’s father and his family doesn’t want the police to investigate the case and want CBI to inquire. Sushant Singh Rajput was found hanging at his Mumbai home on June 14.

Governments of Bihar and Maharashtra have already filed caveat in the top court seeking to be heard before any order is passed on Rhea’s plea. Sushant’s father K.K. Singh has also filed a caveat in the apex court in the matter.

The DGP spoke to #SushantSinghRajput‘s father this morning and he gave consent for CBI inquiry. So now, we are recommending CBI probe in the matter: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to ANI
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— ANI (@ANI) August 4, 2020

Earlier, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Chirag Paswan had also requested the Bihar CM to transfer the case to CBI without further delay. Paswan said that LJP leaders, related to the late actor, had informed him that on August 5 the Supreme Court will hear a petition seeking transfer of the case from Bihar to Mumbai.

“They said that the opportunity to transfer the case filed in Bihar to CBI is with you today. Because today both Bihar and Maharashtra police are investigating the case, but if the probe is handed over to the Maharashtra government then the opportunity of transferring it to the CBI will slip out of the hands of the Bihar government,” the letter written by the LJP national chief to Kumar read.