On June 14, Mr. Krishn Kishor Singh lost his only son – Sushant Singh Rajput in an apartment in Bandra. Mr. Singh lodged an FIR against Rhea Chakraborty on July 28. He has alleged that she cheated the late actor financially and mentally harassed him.
WHO IS RHEA CHAKRABORTY?
Rhea Chakraborty started her television career in 2009 with MTV India’s TVS Scooty Teen Diva where she was the first runner-up. Later, she worked as VJ Chakraborty on MTV India and hosted various shows. In 2013, she made her Bollywood acting debut with the film Mere Dad Ki Maruti.
For those who don’t know, Rhea and Sushant were in a live-in relationship for a very long time. During an 11-hour interrogation, Rhea revealed that she had left Sushant’s residence four days before his death as the couple had an argument.
Earlier this month, Rhea had appealed to the Union Home Minister Amit Shah to set up a CBI probe into Sushant’s death. She had revealed that she had received rape and murder threats as many fans blamed her for the actor’s death.
SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT’S FATHER LODGED AN FIR AGAINST RHEA WITH A NUMBER OF ALLEGATIONS
An FIR has been lodged in Patna police station accusing actress-former girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty and her family members with a number of allegations. In addition, Sushant’s former business manager has also been named in the FIR.
FIR has been lodged under IPC sections 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint), 342 (punishment for wrongful confinement), 380 (theft in dwelling house), 406 (punishment for criminal breach of trust), 420 (Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property) and 306 (abetment of suicide).
Here's the copy of the FIR filed by #SushanthSinghRajput's father against #RheaChakraborty and 5 others. pic.twitter.com/SGJCuACgJy
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According to the FIR copy that has made it to the internet, Sushant’s father has accused Rhea of taking him to doctor for treatment of mental illness and keeping all reports with herself. Rhea threatened him reportedly with the medical reports to get things done her way.
In the same vein, the FIR states that Sushant wanted to buy a plot for organic farming with friend Mahesh Shetty but Rhea objected to it. Mahesh is the same guy whom Sushant called before ending his life.
Above all, the FIR alleges that she left his home taking Sushant’s credit cards, jewellery, money, laptop, doctors reports, and more. Moreover, transactions of about ₹15 crore to various unknown accounts from Sushant’s bank account has also mentioned.
FURTHER ENQUIRIES
Around 40 people have recorded their statements so far in the case. These include Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Aditya Chopra, director Mukesh Chhabra, filmmaker Shekhar Kapoor, and film critic Rajeev Masand.
Sushant’s death sparked off the debate around nepotism in Bollywood. Karan Johar, Mahesh Bhatt, and many others have been targetted for giving preferential treatment to star-kids.
The actor last made an appearance in the movie Dil Bechara. Read its review here.
