Sushant Singh Rajput case: A year on, no answers

A year on actor Sushant Singh Rajputs death case remains unsolved and the demand for justice for him was trending on social media ahead of his first death anniversary today Rajput was found dead in his rented apartment in Bandra on June 14 2020 The case was initially probed by the Mumbai police which said it was suicide based on the postmortem report It was later transferred to the CBI by the Supreme Court but the countrys premier agency is tightlipped about the investigationThe case also took a political turn amidst a Bihar election following a complaint from Rajputs father when Bihar police booked Rajputs girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty her family and his manager Shruti Modi The charges included abetment to suicide cheating theft in dwelling house and punishment for criminal breach of trust The Bihar police took over the case but the Mumbai police refused to cooperate calling their FIR illegal as the case was reported in their jurisdiction The matter went to the Supreme Court which said the Bihar police FIR was valid and transferred the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation CBI last year in AugustThe CBI later said they have not reached a conclusion about Rajputs death and hence their investigation remained open The CBI is still quiet as to whether actor was killed or committed suicide and if he had depression anxiety etc as per the doctors treating him Queries to the CBI about the status of the case remained unansweredAlso Read HC refuses to stay release of movie purportedly based on Sushant Singh Rajputs lifeThe Mumbai police had continued their Accidental Death Report ADR inquiry which was registered at Bandra police station A week after their initial probe the Mumbai police based on the postmortem report confirmed that the actor hanged himself using a kurta They also investigated a professional rivalry angle based on allegations on social media specially by producer Shekhar Kapoor The Bandra police recorded statements of several high profile directors and producers which include Aditya Chopra Mahesh Bhatt Sanjay Leela Bhansali etc We recorded many statements and examined his film contract papers We didnt find anything substantial to investigate further as far as the professional rivalry angle is concerned a Mumbai police officer said According to Mumbai police their investigation has confirmed that Rajput committed suicide We would have closed the inquiry but the original papers of the case were given to CBI for investigation As soon as we get them back we will take a further step to close the ADR inquiry the officer addedMore casesThe Enforcement Directorate also investigated the money laundering angle in the case as Rajputs family has accused Rhea and her family of usurping crores of rupees which were missing from his account The ED didnt find anything substantial but a drugs chat between Rhea her brother and others It was shared with the Narcotics Control Bureau NCB which began investigating the drugs angle by registering FIR Number 1520 against Rhea Chakraborty her family and others In this FIR the NCB recorded statements of celebrities including Deepika Padukone Sara Ali Khan Shraddha Kapoor Rakul Preet etc But there is no progress in the probe However during the investigation of FIR 1520 the NCB Mumbai registered another case 1620 and arrested a drug peddler from Powai This case was later linked to Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik for supplying drugs to Rajput The NCB in the month of September last year arrested Rhea Showik Rajputs manager Samuel Miranda and house help Deepesh Sawant The case is still openJune 14When Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead