Sunday, 04 October 2020 | PNS | New Delhi
Says it’s a case of hanging and death by suicide
A team of doctors from AIIMS has ruled out murder or foul play in the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, terming it “a case of hanging and death by suicide.” The team was headed by the institute’s forensic chief Dr Sudhir Gupta.
In its medico-legal opinion to the CBI, the six-member team ruled out claims of “poisoning and strangling”, with Dr Gupta saying the panel did not find any trace of poison and drugs in the viscera.
“It is a case of hanging and death by suicide. We have submitted our conclusive report to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI),” Dr Gupta, who is also the chairman of the forensic medical board, is reported to have told a news agency.
There was no injury on the body other than that of hanging. Also, there was no mark of struggle and scuffle. The ligature mark on the neck was “consistent” with hanging, he said.
The doctors’ panel did not find any trace of poison and drugs in the viscera,” Dr Gupta told the news agency but refused to divulge any further details stating the case is sub-judice.
Film star Rajput, 34, who made his debut in Bollywood in the much acclaimed “Kai Po Che’’ seven years back, was found dead in his apartment in suburban Bandra in Mumbai on June 14 under mysterious circumstances.
The CBI had taken over the probe from Bihar Police into the alleged abetment to suicide case filed by the actor’s father KK Singh in Patna against Rajput’s girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty and her family members.
On September 28, the CBI had categorically said that it has not reached any conclusion in Rajput’s death case and that all aspects were under investigation.
“The Central Bureau of Investigation is conducting professional investigation related to death of Shri Sushant Singh Rajput in which all aspects are being looked at and no aspect has been ruled out as of date. Investigation is continuing.”
