HINDUSTAN TIMES (June 18, 2020)

A criminal case has been filed against directors Karan Johar and Sanjay Leela Bhansali, actor Salman Khan and producer Ekta Kapoor, among others, for their alleged involvement in late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s demise.

The case has been filed by advocate Sudhir Kumar Ojha from Muzaffarpur, Bihar, under Sections 306 (abetment of suicide), 109 (punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence) 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation), reports ANI.

“In the complaint, I’ve alleged Sushant was removed from around seven films and some of his films were not released. Such a situation forced him to take the extreme step,” said Ojha.

The allegations didn’t go down well with Kapoor, who took to Instagram to say she was “beyond upset”. “Thanku for the case for not casting sushi....when Actually I LAUNCHED HIM...” she wrote.

Earlier, Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh had said Mumbai Police would probe a ‘professional rivalry’ angle to Rajput’s death.