"No aspect has been ruled out": CBI on investigation into Sushant Singh Rajput's death

Mumbai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), one of the three national agencies investigating the death of Bollywood star Sushant Singh Rajput case, said that "no aspect has been ruled out". This comes days the lawyer representing Sushant Singh Rajput's family claimed the actor had been strangled and accused the CBI of "delaying" what he believes should be a 'murder probe.

"Getting frustrated by the delay in CBI taking a decision to convert abetment to suicide to Murder of SSR. The Doctor who is part of AIIMS team had told me long back that the photos sent by me indicated 200% that it's death by strangulation and not suicide," the family's lawyer, Vikas Singh, had tweeted. Needless to say, the lawyer's claim that an AIIMS doctor on the panel investigating Sushant Singh Rajput's autopsy report had shared these findings with him had stored up a storm on social media platforms.

Singh has also alleged that the CBI probe has "suddenly slowed down" its pace into conducting the investigations into the news. He further complained that all attention had been diverted to a drugs-related probe with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) summoning Bollywood stars such as Deepika Padukone and Shraddha Kapoor to give their statements.

In a statement on Monday, the central agency said that it is conducting a professional investigation related to the death of Sushant Singh Rajput. "All aspects are being looked at and no aspect has been ruled out as of date. The investigation is continuing," the CBI added.

Meanwhile, Sudhir Gupta, the head of the AIIMS forensic team, had denied the claims of Sushant's family's lawyer, claiming that "no findings given to CBI yet." He has added that the experts' opinion will be clear and conclusive based on evidence.

At the same time, lawyer Satish Maneshinde, representing Sushant Singh Rajput's rumoured girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty, had urged the CBI to set up a new medical board "to keep the investigations impartial and free from inference".

Rhea Chakraborty has been in jail since September 9; she was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau on charges of organizing drugs for the 34-year-old Bollywood star, who was found dead in his Mumbai apartment on June 14.

Sushant Singh Rajput's family, on the other hand, has accused Rhea of taking money from him, medicating him, and playing a role in his death.

The investigations into the shocking death of the 'Kai Po Che' star who was found hanging in his Mumbai apartment on June 14, took on several twists and turns following which agencies like the CBI, Enforcement Directorate, and the Narcotics Control Bureau were brought in.

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