Sushant Singh Rajput death: Lawyer claims certain media channels defaming family to benefit Rhea Chakraborty

Sushant Singh Rajput’s family lawyer Vikas Singh Wednesday said a malicious campaign was being run by few channels to defame his family and benefit actress Rhea Chakraborty, who has been accused of abetting the actor's suicide. The senior advocate told the media that Sushant’s three sisters — Priyanka, Mitu, and Rani — told him that they are extremely pained by the negative and false campaign related to his mental health which has been started by some news channels. The 28-year-old actress and her family members are accused of abetting the suicide of Rajput (34), who was found hanging in his flat in suburban Bandra on 14 June. In an ongoing investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Rhea’s father was called for questioning by the CBI for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, 2 September, in connection with the case of Rajput’s death. On Tuesday, the probe team  questioned the actress' parents  for over eight hours in connection with the case. The actress was earlier  questioned for around 35 hours  over four days from last Friday till Monday. The late actor’s father subsequently filed a police complaint in Patna, accusing Rhea Chakraborty and her family of abetting his suicide and misappropriating his money. The Supreme Court last week  upheld the transfer of the FIR  lodged in Patna to the central agency. The CBI has so far remained tight-lipped about details of its probe into the high-profile case which has been hogging media limelight. *

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