Sushant's spending on Rhea 'not embezzlement', says CBI

Sushant Singh Rajput incurred expenses worth Rs 16.80 lakh on Rhea Chakraborty during the 14 months they were in a live-in relationship, money which cannot be described as having been embezzled, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) concluded in its closure report into the actor's death.

- Neeraj Chauhan

The federal agency, citing the opinion of a medical board of AIIMS Delhi, has also claimed that the medicines Sushant Singh was taking were for “depression and a range of anxiety disorders” and that he did “not overdose”.

‘Varun Singh, the lawyer representing the family of the late actor, who was found dead in his Bandra flat on June 14, 2020, termed CBI's interpretation on finances as “narrow”. He also said that the family will seek the formation of an independent medical review of the actor's treatment.

Rajput’s father KK Singh alleged soon after the actor's death that Rs 15 crore was embezzled from his son’s accounts, seeking a probe against Chakraborty.

To be sure, CBI's investigations do not appear to bear this out.