Sushant Singh Rajput Case LIVE Updates: SSR Had Bipolar Disorder, Was Struggling with ADHD Since Age 20, Doc To Mumbai Cops

CNN-News18 accesses NCB remand copy of Zaid Vilatra which states that the accused has revealed so many names who were dealing with drugs and hence his NCB custody is most essential. 

#EXCLUSIVE | CNN-News18 accesses NCB remand copy of Zaid Vilatra.

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The probing agencies and the police had arrested alleged contraband dealer in connection with the drugs trafficking case linked to the case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death. Souces tell CNN-News18 that the probing agencies want to use the leads to explore the alleged Bollywood drug cartel. 

#NewsAlert | Shruti Modi’s explosive revelation to CBI.

Sushant Singh Rajput and Rhea Chakraborty consumed marijuana: CBI source.@shilparathnam and @mihirz with details.#JusticeForSushant

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Bombay High Court while hearing plea for action against media trial in actor Sushant Singh Rajput death case said, "We urge and expect the media to exercise restraint in reporting of the investigation with respect to the death, which would not hamper investigation in any manner."

Two psychiatrists who were said to be treating Sushant Singh Rajput for his mental health problems have made stunning claims which completely contradicts claims made by Rajput's family. According to the statements of the two doctors accessed by CNN-News-18, the late actor's symptoms were quite severe.

#NewsAlert | Psychiatrist’s explosive revelations: Sushant had bipolar disorder symptoms since he was 20.

Sushant’s family knew of his mental health history.#JusticeForSushant

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The accused, Zaid Vilatra, 21, was produced before a metropolitan magistrate's court which remanded him in NCB's custody for seven days for further probe in the case.

Indian currency worth Rs 9,55,750 and foreign currency (USD 2,081, 180 British Pounds, 15 dirhams), which the NCB claimed are "proceeds of drug peddling", were recovered from Zaid Vilatra, officials said. "Zaid disclosed that he runs an eatery in Bandra which was not giving any pecuniary gains since lockdown. He also disclosed that he is into drug peddling, especially bud, through which he used to earn a substantial amount of money," the NCB said. Basit Parihar, a resident of suburban Bandra, is "learnt to have linkages" with the narcotics case registered against Sushant Singh Rajput's purported girlfriend and actress Rhea Chakraborty and others, officials said. The role of the actresss brother Showik Chakraborty and his purported links with people nabbed by NCB are under the scanner of the agency, they said.

Mumbai court on Thursday remanded an alleged contraband dealer, arrested in connection with the drugs trafficking case linked to the case of actor Sushant Singh Rajputs death, in the custody of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) till September 9. The accused, Zaid Vilatra (21), was produced before a metropolitan magistrates court which remanded him in NCBs custody for seven days for further probe in the case. The NCB on Wednesday said it arrested Vilatra and one Basit Parihar in connection with the drug trafficking case linked to the Rajput death case.

Rhea Chakraborty's father Indrajit Chakraborty has left DRDO office, where the CBI is stationed and is conducting it's investigation in relation to Sushant Singh Rajput case. Today, Rhea's father was called on the third consecutive day and was questioned for more than five hours. 

The trolling began after a group member shared a news piece that talks about Vidya Balan protesting the vilification of Rhea Chakraborty.

Sushant Singh Rajput's friend and flatmate Siddharth Pithani reached DRDO office today to be questioned by the CBI.

Billboards campaigning for justice for Sushant Singh Rajput were put up all over the US including New Jersey and Chicago.

A billboard in Hollywood that was set up to campaign for justice for Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput has been pulled down. His sister Shweta Singh Kirti has claimed that paid PR working against the campaign is behind the act. Shweta took to Instagram and shared a snapshot of a mail exchange between the American billboard company in question and her.

Actresses Vidya Balan, Taapsee Pannu, Lakshmi Manchu and Meera Chopra have spoken against Rhea Chakraborty being vilified by sections of media and social media at a time when the investigation is still on in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case. However, fans of the late actor are unhappy with this. They believe these celebrities are taking sides with the actress who is an accused in the case. On Thursday, netizens started trolling Vidya Balan on the Facebook group "Justice for Sushant Singh Rajput" which has over 6,18,000 members. The trolling began after a group member shared a news piece that talks about Vidya Balan protesting the vilification of Rhea.

NCB source has informed CNN-News18 that as per the probe, the accused drug peddlers supplied drugs to Rhea Chakraborty's brother Showik. For more details, watch the video below.

#BREAKING | Statement by accused matches with Showik: NCB source.

Probe reveals accused gave Showik drugs: NCB source.

Original input: @manojkumargupta@vinivdvc with more details.#JusticeForSushant

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Vikas Singh, Sushant's family lawyer says, at the time when Mumbai police recorded the statements of the family members, they were written in Marathi. Family members, at that point of time had raised objections because they were unaware about what was written there. 

#NewsAlert | We didn’t know what was written in Marathi. It has only come out now after the leak by Mumbai. Sushant’s family members do not know Marathi: Vikas Singh (Sushant’s family lawyer).#JusticeForSushant

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In an exclusive live interview with CNN-News18, Rhea Chakraborty said she decided to break her silence in the Sushant Singh Rajput case out of responsibility towards her family.

The family is definitely having grave doubt that this is not suicide but a murder, says Vikas Singh, lawyer of Sushant Singh Rajput's family. On August 19, the Supreme Court had asked the CBI to investigate the case related to the actor's death, while holding that the FIR registered in Patna was legitimate. The single-judge bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy had observed that the Bihar government was competent to recommend transferring the case to the CBI. It had also asked the Mumbai Police to hand over all the evidence collected so far in the case to the CBI. 

ED questions SSR's business partner in money laundering case

Varun Mathur, Director of Innasei Ventures, once again deposed before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday, in connection with its money laundering probe. Mathur was also the business partner of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Mathur launched the company with Sushant in April 2018. According to ED officials, the agency wants to know about the kind of investments Sushant made in the firm. The official said that the financial probe agency also wants to inquire about the kind of business the firm was handling and whether Sushant was only a Director along with Mathur and Saurabh Mishra.

Shruti Modi's lawyer reacts to Vikas Singh's claim that Sushant had no insurance policy

On Sushant Singh Rajput's family lawyer Vikas Singh claims that the late actor had no life insurance policy, SSR's business manager Shruti Modi's advocate Ashok Saraogi said, "When a rickshaw puller can have a policy…Sushant was such a big actor and it's practically impossible that he didn’t have an insurance policy. This angle should be investigated because if there is an insurance policy we need to see who is the beneficiary."
 

Indrajit Chakraborty to be quizzed about Rhea and him handling SSR's money

Statements of Rhea Chakraborty and her father Indrajit Chakraborty during the CBI investigation will be corroborated. Indrajit Chakraborty will also be quizzed about his keen interest in handling Sushant's finances along with Rhea and whether he'd been at the parties hosted at Sushant's residence or involved in the drug nexus which is emerging right now, according to CNN-News18. 

#Alert - Indrajit Chakraborty quizzed about Rhea and him handling SSR's money. @mihirz with details

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Everyday brings a new revealation in Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death case. Here's a timeline of what has happened in the case since June 14.

The Mumbai police statements which are in the custody of the CBI have added a new twist to the investigation against Sushant Singh Rajput's purported girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty, accused by his family of medicating the late actor, taking money from his accounts and playing a role in his death. One of the sisters of Sushant, Priyanka Singh Tanwar, told the police in her statement that Sushant Singh Rajput informed his sisters in 2013 that he was "feeling very low," contrary to what Sushant's father KK Singh had claimed in his FIR which he filed about a month later from Sushant's death.

Susan Walker at CBI office in Mumbai

Susan Walker, Sushant Singh Rajput therapist, has arrived at the DRDO guesthouse, where the CBI team, investigating the actor's death case, is stationed. The late actor’s therapist claimed in an interview that Sushant had bipolar disorder and his purported girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty was his "strongest support."

What is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?

Sushant Singh Rajput was battling bipolar disorder, and struggling with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for the last 13 years, his doctor told Mumbai Police in his statement after the actor's death. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a mental health disorder that can cause above-normal levels of hyperactive and impulsive behaviors. People with ADHD may also have trouble focusing their attention on a single task or sitting still for long periods of time.

Sushant was battling bipolar disorder and struggling with ADHD, Doctors to Mumbai cops 

Late Sushant Singh Rajput's doctor's testimony to Mumbai police shows that the actor was suffering from mental health issues for the last 13 years. CNN-News18 has exclusively accessed the statements of the doctors to the Mumbai police which shows full medical history of the family. Sushant was battling bipolar disorder and struggling with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, which is known as ADHD. He was battling this since he was 20 years old.

#NewsAlert | Sushant’s doctor confirmed that he was suffering from bipolar disorder: CBI source.

Sushant’s family has a history of mental illness according to his psychiatrist.@vinivdvc & @Nitisha_Kashyap with details.#JusticeForSushant

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Vikas Singh claims that the Mumbai Police 'forced' Sushant's family to sign a statement in Marathi

Sushant Singh Rajput talked about "feeling low" and had consulted a psychiatrist way back in 2013, his sisters told Mumbai Police in their statements after his death. However, Sushant's family lawyer alleged that the statements recorded by the Mumbai Police were in Marathi and were not read out to them and the sisters were "forced to sign" those statements. "The statement is being leaked out by Mumbai police through friendly media or accused... SSR family members do not know Marathi... None of the family members said anything which is written there... copy of statement was not provided to us," Singh said.

No insurance link to charges, says Sushant's family lawyer

Sushant Singh Rajput's family lawyer Vikas Singh, in his media address on Wednesday, said that a suggestion is being made that Sushant had a life insurance policy and the family would not get the money if he is declared to have died by suicide. “And it is for this reason that the suicide theory was later changed to abetment of suicide. I must inform all of you that Sushant did not have any life insurance policy,” he said

Sushant's billboards removed in the US

A US media company has decided to take down their billboards demanding justice in the death case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The company, as per an e-mail conversation shared by Sushant’s US-based sister Shweta Singh Kirti, believes that the campaign is trying malign the "woman associated with Sushant." Shweta took to Twitter and Instagram to share screenshots of the e-mails. She said it is "a PR" exercise to derail the campaign.

It seems the paid PR has it’s reach everywhere. Hollywood Billboard company reached out telling they will not keep the Billboard any longer! The wordings on the billboard only demanded fair trial and justice! #Report4SSR #JusticeForSushantSinghRajputt #Warriors4SSR pic.twitter.com/YrMrLH3eIX

— shweta singh kirti (@shwetasinghkirt) September 3, 2020

Harshvardhan, Sussanne Khan, Vijay Varma and others come out in support of Shibani Dandekar as she seeks justice for Rhea Chakraborty

Many celebs have come out in support of actress-model Shibani Dandekar, who on Wednesday, wrote a lengthy post on how media is accusing the 'innocent' Rhea Chakraborty and her family in actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death case. "I stand with you and by your side always, Rhea #justiceforrhea," Shibani wrote. She also slammed the media for the "witch-hunt and vilification of innocent family." Celebs such as Harshvardhan Kapoor, Sussanne Khan, Vijay Varma, Amrita Arora, Shibani's sister Anusha Dandekar, Lauren Gottlieb, Rasika Dugal, Maanvi Gagroo and others supported Shibani and many agreed with her.

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The Narcotics Control Bureau has been investigating a possible drug angle in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case after the Enforcement Directorate officials traced Rhea Chakraborty's WhatsApp chats which alleges her of "usage and dealing of banned drugs."