BOMBAY TIMES (August 6, 2020)

A team of four officers of Patna Police arrived in Mumbai on July 27 after they registered an FIR against Sushant Singh Rajput’s girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty and six others, based on a complaint filed by his father, K K Singh, on July 25. Meanwhile, the actress moved the Supreme Court, seeking a transfer of investigation from Patna to Mumbai. Her lawyer, Satish Maneshinde, also sought interim protection from the questioning of Bihar Police, which had accused her of “absconding” and “not coming forward”.

Yesterday, the apex court refused to grant her interim protection, which means that the Bihar Police can now interrogate Rhea in connection with Sushant’s death case. Justice Hrishikesh Roy went on to note, “Serious allegations have been levelled against the petitioner. She has applied for transfer of proceedings from Patna to Mumbai...” The top court, in its order, asked Maharashtra, Bihar and Sushant's father to place on record their replies to the transfer petition. It also noted that the Mumbai Police must submit its records of investigations done so far.

During the hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the Supreme Court that the Centre has in principle accepted the recommendation of the Bihar government to order a CBI inquiry into the case. As per reports, the Centre on Wednesday evening issued a notification asking the CBI to investigate the death of the actor. Meanwhile, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Rhea Chakraborty on August 7 for questioning in the money laundering probe linked to the complaint by Sushant’s father