Don’t know cause of his depression: Sushant’s father
18 Jun 2020 01:30:32
MUMBAI,
FATHER of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who was found hanging at his apartment here on June 14, told police that he and other family members didn’t know the cause behind the actor’s depression, a police official said on Wednesday. Police have so far recorded statements of nine people, including the 34-year-old actor’s father KK Singh and his two daughters. Their statements were recorded on Tuesday before they flew to Delhi after performing last rites of the actor in Mumbai, the official said. In his statement, KK Singh told police that family members were unaware about the cause of the actor’s depression, the official said. “So far we have recorded statements of nine persons, including the actor’s cook, a caretaker and managers,” a senior officer said.
The actor was found hanging inside his Bandra apartment on Sunday. No suicide note was found at the spot. Police are also looking into whether Sushant was depressed due to any professional rivalry. Meanwhile, the police official said that investigators are still clueless about the trigger behind the actor taking the extreme step. “We are speaking to the people who were close to the actor,” he said. When asked about the course of investigation, the official said the police are assessing the financial status and business dealings of the actor to identify the cause of his depression. Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh had said that the Mumbai Police will probe into the alleged cause of ‘clinical depression owing to the professional rivalry’ behind the death of the actor.
Criminal complaint in Bihar court; Salman Khan, Karan Johar accused of abetting suicide of Sushant
MUZAFFARPUR,
June 17 (PTI)
A CRIMINAL complaint was filed in a court here on Wednesday, accusing Bollywood celebrities like Salman Khan, Karan Johar, Ekta Kapoor, Aditya Chopra and Sanjay Leela Bhansali of abetting the suicide of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The complaint was filed by Sudhir Kumar Ojha, an advocate based here, before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Mukesh Kumar. Sources said it may come up for hearing in due course. A couple of other filmmakers have also been named as co-accused in the case. Rajput’s father KK Singh and actress Kangana Ranaut, who came out with an angry statement after his death blaming his suicide on rampant nepotism and favouritism in the film industry, have been named as witnesses. Ojha, a serial litigant who remains in news for filing complaints against film personalities, politicians and foreign heads of state, few of which go beyond the admission stage, has invoked IPC sections 306, 109, 504 and 506.
The death of Patna-born Rajput, at a young age of 34, has triggered a wave of sorrow across Bihar. Youngsters who found inspiration in Rajput's brilliant academic career followed by success in TV and films, have also been shattered. A 17-year-old girl ended her life in Rajendra Nagar locality of Patna on Tuesday. According to SHO of Kadamkuan police station, Nishikant Nishi, the girl hung herself from the ceiling of her home. In her statement before the police, the bereaved mother has said that the deceased had been depressed after doing badly in her board exams and after hearing about Rajput, who was her favourite actor. She kept watching the news incessantly and took the extreme step while she was alone at home, the mother told the police.