CBI interrogates Sushant’s cook Neeraj, asks what happened on June 13?
MUMBAI: After the Supreme Court green signal to CBI in probing the death case of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, an SIT of officials from the crime branch began its investigation in Mumbai today.
The team also asked about the people present in the house on June 13, how was Sushant Singh Rajput’s mood, if he had dinner that day, and when he retired for the day, etc.
Asking about the events of June 14, the team asked Neeraj regarding who first saw Sushant’s body hanging, who brought the body down, who asked the body to be brought down, and who called the Police Control Room (PCR) after the late actor’s body was found, the time when the call to the PCR was made, etc.
The CBI, for the last three hours, is interrogating Sushant’s cook Neeraj, who was present at the actor’s residence when he died. According to sources, the CBI officials are keen on finding answers to what happened on the night before Sushant was found dead, i.e June 13, 2020.
Also, the CBI is probing, did the actor eat his meals properly, at what time did he went to sleep, who was the first person to see Sushant Singh Rajput’s body, did someone ask to get the body down, if yes then who was it? When was the call to PCR made and who called? These are some of the crucial questions being asked to the cook by the CBI officials.
The CBI officials are interrogating the cook because he was one of the first persons who saw Sushant’s body on June 14 and was present in the house. Also, his statements will help the CBI to recreate the death scene at the actor’s Bandra pad. There is a possibility that the officials might take Neeraj along with them while enacting the whole recreation of the scene.
The CBI’s SIT team will interrogate and record statements of people connected to the case. Bihar IPS officer Nupur Prasad is heading the squad at DCP’s office. The team, which is currently staying at a guest house in Mumbai, will question the officers of the banks in which Sushant had his accounts.
The investigators will also interrogate the two DCPs of Mumbai Police Besides, is questioning the late actor’s cook, all who were present in the house when Sushant died, as well as his family.
The investigators will get an accurate picture about the nature of the crime, if it was a death by suicide or murder, by examining the crime scene combined with postmortem report and forensic examination. Meanwhile, the forensic experts will also go through Sushant Singh Rajput’s autopsy report. The Technical, Forensic and Coordination unit (TFC) of CBI is assisting the SIT team.
The team, including senior IPS officers of the probe agency, started its investigation whereby it reached the crime scene- Sushant’s Bandra home- on Friday.
Meanwhile, the Mumbai police have handed over all related evidence i.e., all 56 statements, spot panchnama, crime scene photographs, cctv footage, forensic reports, autopsy report, and case diary of Bandra Police, etc to the CBI team.
