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Sushant’s death came just barely a week after his former manager Disha Salian committed suicide by jumping off the 14th floor of her apartment in Mumbai.
Here is everything that has happened in the matter so far:
Jun 14, 2020: Rajput, 34, found hanging from the ceiling of his apartment in suburban Bandra in Mumbai.Mumbai Police starts inquest proceedings under CrPC to ascertain the cause of unnatural death.
Jun 18, 2020: Rajput’s purported girlfriend and actress Rhea Chakraborty records her statement before Mumbai Police.
July 6, 2020: Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali records statement in the case.
July 18, 2020: Filmmaker and Yash Raj Films (YRF) chairman Aditya Chopra records his statement with Mumbai Police.
July 25, 2020: Rajput’s father K K Singh lodges an FIR in Patna for several offences including abetment of suicide against Rhea and her family members.
July 27, 2020: Mumbai Police records filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt’s statement.
Jul 29, 2020: Rhea moves SC seeking transfer of the FIR in from Patna to Mumbai.
Jul 31, 2020: ED says it has filed a money laundering case in the matter.
Aug 4, 2020: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar says the state government has recommended CBI investigation in the matter. Mumbai Police Commissioner says 54 persons in all have recorded their statements in the case.
Aug 6, 2020: CBI says it has lodged an FIR in the matter.
Aug 7, 2020: Centre moves SC seeking to be made a party in Rhea’s plea.
Aug 8, 2020: Rajput’s father K K Singh moves SC, opposing Rhea’s plea.
Aug 10, 2020: Rhea moves fresh plea before SC alleging media trial.
Aug 11, 2020: Maharashtra govt tells SC that Bihar Police lacks jurisdiction. SC reserves judgement on Rhea’s plea.
Aug 19, 2020: SC upholds transfer of the Patna FIR to the CBI in the case.
Aug 26, 2020: Narcotics Control Bureau registers a case against Rhea Chakraborty on the basis of an ED request.
Oct 5, 2020: AIIMS Medical Board submits its report to CBI in the actor’s death case, ruling out murder and categorically stating that the actor died by suicide.
May 28, 2021: Sushant Singh Rajput’s flatmate Sidharth Pithani gets arrested by NCB in the drug case related to the actor’s death. The CBI is yet to file its charge sheet in the late actor’s death case.
SSR’s demise came as a shock to many as this was the fourth death of a famous personality from the Hindi film industry to pass away after Irrfan Khan and Rishi Kapoor succumbed to cancer and Wajid Khan from the Sajid-Wajid duo fell prey to the coronavirus pandemic.