Mumbai Police transfers Rhea Chakraborty's case against Sushant Singh Rajput's sisters, others to CBI
Sushant Singh Rajput's sister Priyanka Singh, Dr Tarun Kumar of Delhi hospital, and others have been booked under sections of IPC and Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Rhea Chakraborty , Viral Bhayani
The case filed by Rhea Chakraborty with Mumbai Police against actor Sushant Singh Rajput's sisters and others for abetment to suicide and criminal conspiracy by prescribing him medicines banned under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), as per the orders by the Supreme Court.
A Mumbai police spokesperson said that the case has been registered at Bandra police station under sections 420, 464, 465, 466, 468, 474, 306, 120(B) and 34 of IPC and sections 8(c), 21, 22(A), and 29 of NDPS Act.
Mumbai Police spokesperson, N Ambika said, "As per the complaint of Rhea Chakraborty, a case had been registered at Bandra police station under sections of IPC, and NDPS Act. In line with the orders by the Supreme Court of India, the case has been transferred to the CBI for further investigation," ANI reported.
Advocate Satish Maneshinde also confirmed the same and said, "The FIR filed by Rhea Chakraborty U/S 420,464,465,466,468,474,306 r/w 120B /34 IPC AND Sec 8(1),21,22,29 of NDPS Act at Bandra PSTN Mumbai has been transferred to the CBI as per the order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court."
In the complaint, Rhea has also accused Priyanka of molesting her. She wrote, "Priyanka Singh started touching to my body with unusual behaviour and then she started molesting me and started demanding sexual relationship."
The complaint also stated that Priyanka had sent Sushant a prescription by Dr Tarun Kumar and he "appears to have prescribed medication controlled under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 to Sushant without any consultation as mandated by law." The complaint further stated that the "drugs prescribed by the doctor (Dr Tarun Kumar) were prohibited from being prescribed electronically under the Telemedicine Practice Guidelines, 2020."
Meanwhile, Vikas Singh, lawyer of the family of Sushant on Monday said that if the police accept Rhea's complaint, the matter will be taken to the Supreme Court.