Actress Rhea Chakraborty
Actress Rhea Chakraborty on Tuesday requested the Bombay Excessive Court docket to dismiss a petition filed by late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s two sisters to quash the FIR lodged in opposition to them for forging and procuring faux medical prescription for his or her brother.
Chakraborty is accused of abetting the suicide of Rajput, who was her boyfriend.
The actress, who’s the complainant within the case in opposition to Rajput’s sisters Priyanka Singh and Meetu Singh, filed an affidavit within the HC on Tuesday opposing their plea and mentioned the allegations in opposition to them are critical.
Chakraborty additionally mentioned for the reason that probe within the case aginst Rajput’s sisters is at a nascent stage, time must
be given to the investigating company.
Within the affidavit filed by her advocate Satish Maneshinde, the actress mentioned a solid and fabricated medical
prescription was used to assist Rajput procure medicines which are banned below the Narcotic Medication and Psychotropic
Substances (NDPS) Act.
“Rajput died merely 5 days after he obtained the mentioned prescription, whereby he was unlawfully prescribed
psychotropic substances on the behest of his sister (Priyanka) and Dr Tarun Kumar,” Chakraborty mentioned in her affidavit.
It must be investigated whether or not Rajput consumed the medicines prescribed, which can have contributed to his loss of life and/or additional deteriorated his psychological well being, the affidavit mentioned. The petition (of Rajput’s sisters) ought to be dimissed, it mentioned.
The petition got here up earlier than a division bench of Justices S S Shinde and M S Karnik which posted it for additional
listening to November 4 after each the CBI and the Mumbai Police, which had registered the FIR, sought time to file their
affidavits.
The Bandra police right here on September 7 lodged the FIR in opposition to Rajput’s sisters and Dr Tarun Kumar of the Ram Manohar
Lohia Hospital in Delhi, who signed the medical prescription. Rajput’s sisters of their petition filed on October 6 sought the case to be quashed and by the use of interim reduction prayed for a path to the CBI, to whom the case was handed over by town police, to not take any coercive steps in opposition to them.
The CBI is already probing a criticism lodged by Rajputs father Ok Ok Singh accusing Rhea Chakraborty and her household of abetting his sons suicide.
Chakraborty in her affidavit mentioned Rajput had a “tumultuous relation” along with his household and was additionally affected by psychological issues for which he was present process medical therapy.
In November 2019, Rajput was examined by three psychiatrists who all opined that he was affected by bipolar dysfunction and prescribed him drugs, the affidavit filed by the actress mentioned, including that Rajput was wonderful until he was having his medicines frequently.
“In January 2020, Rajput went to Chandigarh to fulfill his household. After he returned, he mentioned he was discontinuing
his drugs and therapy,” the affidavit claimed.
“In March 2020, when the nation was hit by COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown was introduced, Rajput appeared secure initially, however with every passing day his psychological well being began deteriorating,” it mentioned.
“The loss of life of actors Rishi Kapoor and Irrfan Khan additionally had an amazing impression on Sushant Singh Rajput who appeared to
have spiralled into despair. He (Rajput) additionally refused therapy and/or treatment,” the affidavit mentioned.
Nonetheless, he (Rajput) continued consuming medication, the affidavit claimed. Rajput (34) was discovered hanging at his residence in suburban Bandra on June 14 this 12 months.
