It's been 8 months since Sushant Singh Rajput has died and the case still remains a huge mystery for the nation. Now, a decision of Bombay High Court in Sushant Singh Rajput's case has raised many eyebrows. Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty had filed an FIR against Sushant's sisters i.e. Meetu Singh and Priyanka Singh to the Mumbai Police. However, as per the Supreme Court verdict, all the FIRs filed in Sushant's case must be transferred to the CBI therefore the Mumbai Police had transferred the FIR against Meetu and Priyanka to the CBI.
Following this Sushant's sisters, Meetu and Priyanka had filed an application in the Bombay High Court to quash the FIR filed by Rhea Chakraborty. Finally, the D Day has arrived and the Bombay High Court has announced t's verdict. The Bombay High Court on Monday observed that there was a prima facie case found against Priyanka Singh, the sister of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, in the FIR lodged against her at the instance of Rhea Chakraborty alleging criminal conspiracy and abetment to suicide of Sushant Singh.
However, the Court quashed the proceedings against another sister of Sushant, Meetu Singh, who was also named as an accused in the FIR.
Why FIR Stayed For Priyanka?
Rhea Chakraborty has alleged that Priyanka had procured restricted medicines from Dr Tarun Kumar of Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital Delhi. Rhea had alleged that after consuming the medicines provided by Priyanka, Sushant's mental health did not remain sober and she forbid him from taking those medicines.
In its reply to the HC, the CBI said the Mumbai Police's decision to register the FIR was done so with "total disregard to the law". The CBI claimed that two FIRs cannot be registered to report one incident and they were already investigating the cause of Rajput's death. CBI accused the Mumbai Police of malafide prosecution.
The FIR was registered on a complaint by actor Rhea Chakraborty against the sisters and Dr. Tarun Kumar - an associate professor of cardiology from Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, on September 7, 2020 under sections 420(cheating) and 306(abetment of suicide), under the Indian Penal Code, as well as offences related to the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS).