The Supreme Court is likely to hear a transfer petitionfiled by actress Rhea Chakraborty on August 5. Rhea had moved the Supreme Courton Wednesday demanding that the case registered against her by the Bihar Policeshould be transferred to the Mumbai Police.
The probe is in connection with the death of actor SushantSingh Rajput being carried out by Bihar Police against Rhea on charges ofabetment to suicide, theft, wrongful confinement and cheating, based on acomplaint filed in Patna by the late actor's father, K.K. Singh.
Chakraborty had told the Supreme Court that she has beenfalsely implicated in the FIR registered against her in Patna at the instanceof K.K Singh.
A single-judge bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy will hear thematter. The Maharashtra government has also filed a caveat to in the top courtto ensure that no order is passed without prior notice to it. The Bihargovernment and Sushant's father have already filed caveats.
Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide case took a dramatic turnrecently after his father, K.K. Singh filed an FIR in Patna accusing six people,including actress Rhea, for abetment to suicide.
The actress told the apex court on Thursday that she alsoreceived many death and rape threats and that she was in deep trauma due to theloss of Sushant, which has multiplied further due to the constant media glarethe case has been receiving.