Mumbai DCP Dahiya: Sushant's brother-in-law made informal request to pressurise Rhea

Mumbai DCP Paramjit S Dahiya has claimed that Sushant Singh Rajput's brother-in-law, an IPS officer, had asked him to pressurise the Rhea Chakraborty to end their relationship.

In an interview with a TV channel  Dahiya said that O P Singh, brother-in-law of Rajput and senior IPS officer of Haryana police, had made the reques through WhatsApp messages on February 18 and 25 this year.

"Singh asked me to call Rhea Chakraborty to the police station informally and pressurise her," said Dahiya, who was the zonal police head of Bandra region till April 1.

Dahiya said Singh told him that Rajput's family felt Rhea was "controlling" the actor and wanted her out of his life.

Dahiya said the actor's family did not submit a written complaint. The DCP said Singh visited Mumbai on February 5 and told him to inform Rajput that he was in Mumbai. He also requested that a person called Miranda be kept in a day's police custody, without any complaint or investigation, Dahiya said.

The DCP said he "politely and firmly" told Singh that it was not possible for him to call anyone to the police station and keep him in custody as it was against protocol.

Dahiya requested Singh to file a written formal complaint based on which the case would be investigated. The written complaint never came, he added.

Sushant was found hanging in his apartment on June 14. The Centre has agreed to a CBI inquiry into the Sushant Singh Rajput death case.