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Bollywood to politics to police, everyone has a ‘theory’ about Sushant Singh Rajput’s death


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AAbout six weeks later, the mystery surrounding the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput has slowly turned to heat. After initially being labeled a suicide, the incident is now considered a possible murder case. Rajput’s death on June 14 brought out Bollywood figures discussing mental health and depression; the film industry and the Indian public denouncing nepotism; the actors engaging in the mud; two states clash over the question of jurisdiction over the investigation; politicians such as Subramanian Swamy demanding a CBI investigation and offering 26 reasons why he thought Rajput was assassinated.

Then came the 34-year-old acting family’s accusation against his girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty of cheating on him and mentally harassing him. The Law Enforcement Department has also joined a money laundering case to investigate suspicious transactions amounting to Rs 15 crore.

In the latest development, Rajput’s ex-girlfriend Ankita Lokhandeclaims in a TV interview that the actor could not have committed suicide because he believed suicide was a terrible thing.

For these reasons, the drama surrounding the investigation into the death of Sushant Singh Rajputs is ThePrints Newsmaker of the Week.


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Rhea Chakrabortys trial by the public

Over the past week, media, politicians, actors as well as ordinary people have trained their guns on Rhea Chakraborty, who was allegedly the girlfriend of Sushant Singh Rajput at the time of her death, after the Dil bechara the father of actors filed an FIR against her. Chakraborty faces a public trial even as the case is under investigation by police forces in Bihar and Maharashtra.

Rajput’s father, KK Singh, has deposit a case falling under various sections, including incitement to suicide, alleging that Chakraborty and members of his family financially cheated and mentally harassed Rajput.

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