Shekhar Suman meets Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, seeks CBI probe into Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide

PATNA: A day after meeting the family members of late Sushant Singh Rajput at their residence in Rajeev Nagar, Shekhar Suman on Tuesday demanded a CBI probe into the actor’s suicide in Mumbai on June 14.
Suman, himself an actor who had contested from Patna Sahib in the 2009 Lok Sabha election on a Congress ticket against Shatrughan Sinha, addressed a presser with leader of opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav at 10, Circular Road here. He said crores of Sushant’s fans and supporters were demanding a CBI probe. Suman said he has launched ‘Justice for Sushant’ campaign to find out the reasons, which forced Sushant to allegedly commit suicide. He also alleged “gangism” and “groupism” in Bollywood as the possible factors.

“We are the son of the same soil. I can feel the pain Sushant’s father is passing through. I too have lost my 11-year-old son, who was suffering from heart problem,” he said.
He said an “intelligent person like Sushant” would have left behind a suicide note before taking such extreme step. “Also, it is a matter of investigation as to what led him to take such a step.”
Suman raised various questions. “Why was it termed a suicide without any thorough probe? Be it the mark on his neck or the height of ceiling from which the body was hanging indicates it was a suicide. There was no saliva or protruding eyes, as happens in suicide cases. Though I am not a forensic expert, these are general questions in everyone’s mind. A boy who enjoyed a party the night before was on PlayStation in the morning and ordered for juice. What happened all of a sudden that he committed suicide?” he asked.
He alleged that nepotism and ‘gangism’ in Bollywood was not letting talents from small towns survive. “A talented person is either erased from the industry or included in the gang if he or she agrees to lick their boots,” Suman alleged.
“I wanted to meet chief minister Nitish Kumar, but conveyed my message to his office. I was told that he would not meet me because of coronavirus. He (Nitish) should have at least met the family of Sushant,” added Suman.
Tejashwi again demanded that the upcoming film city in Rajgir should be named after Sushant.