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  • Bombay HC refuses to quash FIR against Sushant Singh Rajput’s sister Priyanka

    By PTI
    MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Monday refused to quash an FIR lodged against late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s sister Priyanka Singh for allegedly forging and fabricating a medical prescription for her brother.

    A division bench of Justices S S Shinde and M S Karnik, however, quashed the FIR against Meetu Singh, another sister of Rajput.

    The court said while there was prima facie evidence against Priyanka Singh, the case against Meetu Singh does not stand.

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    The sisters had approached the HC, seeking to quash the First Information Report (FIR) lodged for alleged forgery and fabrication of a medical prescription for their brother for his anxiety issues.

    The FIR was lodged against Priyanka Singh, Meetu Singh and doctor Tarun Kumar of Delhi’s Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital by Bandra police in Mumbai on September 7 last year, based on a complaint filed by Rajput’s girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty.

    As per the complaint, Rajput’s sisters and the doctor had prepared a forged and fabricated prescription for anti- depressants for the actor.

    Rajput, 34, was found dead at his residence in suburban Bandra on June 14 last year.

    His father K K Singh later lodged a case of abetment of suicide and cheating against Chakraborty and her family members.

    The CBI is conducting a probe into the case.

    After registration of FIR against Rajput’s sisters, the Bandra police forwarded the case papers to the Central Bureau of Investigation, as per directions of the Supreme Court which had said all cases pertaining to the death of Rajput shall be probed by the CBI.

  • Every 14th is a reminder that we are awaiting justice for Sushant Singh Rajput, says Shekhar Suman

    By IANS
    MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead in his Bandra apartment on June 14 last year. January 14 will mark seven months of his demise. However, the case of his death is yet to be solved, reminds actor Shekhar Suman.

    “Every 14th of the month is a grim reminder that one more month has gone and we are still awaiting justice on Sushant’s front. June 14th – jan14th,” Shekhar Suman tweeted on Sunday along with the hashtag #JusticeForSushantSinghRajput.

    The actor has been constantly vocal on social media seeking justice for Sushant, a case which is being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). On January 1, Suman had tweeted: “I wish to also start the new year by hoping that Sushant gets justice as fast as possible.”

    Meanwhile, Sushant’s family lawyer Vikas Singh appeared for a hearing by the Bombay High Court last week in the case filed by the deceased actor’s sisters, against an FIR filed by his girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty. The advocate tweeted saying he is hopeful that the FIR registered by Rhea will be quashed.

  • NCB arrests an absconding accused Regel Mahakal

    The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested one Regel Mahakal, who was absconding in a drugs case related to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, in Mumbai on Wednesday.

    Mahakal will be produced before a court later in the day. “He used to supply drugs to (another accused) Anuj Keshwani who further supplied it to others,” an official said.

    He added the NCB was also conducting raids at Milat Nagar, Lokhandwala, from where a substantial quantity of drugs has been recovered so far.

    The NCB had on September 12 conducted several searches in the case based on information provided by Keshwani who was arrested after one Kaizan Ebrahim disclosed his name. Ebrahim had said that Keshwani was his supplier for contrabands.The NCB, which is probing the drug angle in Sushant’s death case, started the investigation after it received official communication from the Enforcement Directorate (ED), in which there were various chats related to drug consumption, procurement, usage and transportation.

    The ED had on July 31 registered a case information report in the actor’s death case after a First Information Report was filed by his father K K Singh against Rhea Chakraborty in Bihar on July 28. Rajput was found dead at his Mumbai residence on June 14.