India News | Sushant Case: BJP MLA Wants Action Against Top Cop
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A BJP MLA on Friday demanded that Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singhbe sent on leave over the city police's handling of the Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case.
Mumbai, Aug 7 (PTI) A BJP MLA on Friday demanded that Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singhbe sent on leave over the city police's handling of the Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case.
In a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Atul Bhatkalkar, a local MLA, claimed that even 50 days after the actor's alleged suicide on June 14, "Mumbai police haven't registered an FIR".
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"The police's attitude towards investigation of the Disha Salian and Rajput cases has been that of negligence. There is a perception that evidence is being destroyed," he said.
Salian, Rajput's former manager, died after falling from a building a week before the actor's death.
The police officials investigating both the cases should be suspended and the police commissioner be sent on forced leave till the probe reaches a conclusion, the BJP leader demanded.
"With the CBI stepping in to investigate the case, I hope the state government will not create hurdles," he added.
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