CBl closure report says no proof Rhea ‘abetted’ Sushant’s suicide

There is no evidence to suggest that actor Sushant Singh Rajput was "illegally confined, threatened, or provocated/ abetted to commit suicide" by Rhea Chakraborty or to establish that she embezzled his funds or possessions, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has claimed in its 'closure report' into the death of the actor, people familiar with the development said, adding that Sushant, in fact, called Rhea "family".

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Terming it an eyewash and an incomplete document, Rajput's family and legal team have now decided to challenge the closure report, according to their lawyer Varun Singh. "This is nothing but an eyewash. If CBI really wanted to come out with the truth, it would have submitted all the supporting case documents including chats, technical records, statements of witnesses, medical records, etc in the court along with the final (closure) report, which they have not done. We will file a protest petition against this closure report, which is based on a shoddy investigation", Singh said.

The federal anti-corruption probe agency had filed two closure reports in March this year.

One, into a case registered by Sushant Singh's father K K Singh in Patna alleging that Rhea and her family drove his son to suicide, and embezzled his funds.

The other, a case filed by Rhea against Singh's sisters in Mumbai. The investigation became one of India's most polarising cases.

HT has exclusively accessed the details of the main closure report, which pertains to allegations against Rhea; her parents Indrajeet Chakraborty and Sandhya Chakraborty; brother Showik; Rajput's manager Shruti Modi, and house manager Samuel Miranda.

"Investigation revealed that Sushant had committed suicide.