Congress accuses Centre of trying to malign Maharashtra in Sushant Singh Rajput case

The Congress on Saturday blamed the Centre and its “media allies” for defaming Maharashtra over actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death while demanding a probe into “the conspiracy” and “the mastermind behind it”.The demand came after India Today quoted Dr Sudhir Gupta, the head of an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (New Delhi) panel constituted to re-evaluate the actor’s post-mortem report, saying Rajput had died by suicide while ruling out murder.“After the official confirmation by AIIMS panel head Dr. Sudhir Gupta that #SushantSinghRajput committed suicide, it is proved that investigation by @MumbaiPolice was honest and forthright. It is also clear that it was conspiracy of [Prime Minister Narendra] Modi govt with help of their fake media allies to defame Maharashtra,” tweeted Congress spokesman Sachin Sawant.

“Now we demand govt of Maharashtra to form an SIT [Special Investigation Team] to nab the conspirators and their mastermind. Also to find the originators of SM [social media] racket by BJP IT team. And take appropriate action against these fake channels to save our democracy as their fake stories are harmful for our country,” said Sawant. Congress is a part of the Shiv Sena-led ruling alliance in Maharashtra. The Maharashtra police said Rajput died by suicide before CBI took over the case on August 5. Rajput was found dead in his apartment on June 14. His family has accused actor Rhea Chakraborty of abetting his suicide and misappropriating his funds. Chakraborty is currently in jail on drug-related charges pertaining to the case. The Mumbai Police had earlier registered an Accidental Death Report (ADR) and launched an investigation after the Kedarnath actor's death. Earlier this week, the central probe agency had said that it has not reached any conclusion in Rajput’s death case and that all aspects were under investigation.