Two months after it began probing late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s bank accounts and financial activities as part of its money-laundering probe, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has found that his family allegedly had no idea about his finances, which is why they suspected large-scale misappropriation of funds after his death. The ED has found no evidence of money-laundering or suspicious movement of funds from any of the actor’s bank accounts so far, a source familiar with the probe told Mirror. However, its scrutiny of certain small transfers from his bank accounts is still underway, with investigators seeking to establish the nature of the transactions and the recipients, the source added.

Rajput’s body was found hanging in his Bandra flat by four of his flatmates on June 14. The ED registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) on July 31 under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The ECIR was based on a July 25 first information report (FIR) registered by the Patna police against six people, including Rajput’s girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty. The FIR was filed on a complaint by Rajput’s father KK Singh, who accused Chakraborty and the others of controlling his son’s life and finances for their own benefit.

Rajput’s family had alleged that Rs 15 crore was siphoned off in tranches over the course of a year from one of his bank accounts, which contained around Rs 17 crore, to accounts he had no connection with. In his complaint, Rajput’s father had asked investigators to verify if any of the accused had received funds from the actor’s bank accounts or credit cards.

An ED source told Mirror, “So far nothing suspicious or irregular has been found in the ED probe into [Rajput’s] finances, including those pertaining to transactions from his bank accounts, funds and other financial activities. The probe is still on, though.”

Asked about his family’s allegations that Rs 15 crore had been transferred from his account to unconnected accounts, the source said, “It appears there were some misconceptions on their part. [Rajput’s] family had no idea about his finances or how he conducted his financial activities. For instance, he made payments, including taxes, through his chartered accountant/s and of course the family would not have known about such things.”

According to the source, investigators have found that Rs 2.78 crore from the account went towards paying taxes, including the Goods and Services Tax.

“Some part of Rajput’s funds, of small value, are still missing. We are still trying to find out where they went, to whom and why,” the source added. But the ED has not found any direct, irregular transfer to Chakraborty’s accounts. Since Rajput and Chakraborty were dating, investigators believe there could have been small transactions between them.

Rajput’s family’s lawyer Vikas Singh, who is a former additional solicitor general of India, said, “Yes, Sushant’s family was not aware about his finances. That is because the family never interfered with his finances or tried to control him. The ED’s investigation is on and the findings will be known once the probe is over.” He added, “We had shared our concerns with the investigating agencies and asked for a probe into whether some part of his funds went to the accused. His chartered accountant was changed and one of his sisters, Priyanka, was edged out of his life.”

Chakraborty’s lawyer Satish Maneshinde rejected all the allegations against her. “There was no transaction or fund transfer between Sushant’s bank accounts and those of Rhea or her family members. Rhea had no business dealings with Sushant. She did not control or associate herself with Sushant’s finances,” he said.

The ED has conducted an exhaustive probe into all aspects of Rajput’s finances, including those related to his accounts, banking cards, professional deals and business forays to examine any wrong-doing or laundering. They have questioned around two dozen people associated with him, including Chakraborty and other the accused, and his former business partners and talent managers, among others.