Sushant Singh Rajput, 34, was found dead in his Mumbai apartment on June 14.
New Delhi:
Days after a team of doctors from AIIMS Delhi said that actor Sushant Singh Rajput was not killed and that it was a suicide case, his family has written to the head of CBI, seeking the formation of a new medical board to check autopsy and viscera. reports from a Mumbai hospital. The family, through their lawyers, have also accused the AIIMS panel chief of being “unethical” and “unprofessional.”
A team of doctors from the AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) in Delhi, in their opinion to the CBI, dismissed the theories of poisoning and strangulation raised by the actor’s family and his lawyer. Sources had told NDTV that the AIIMS panel completed the examination and closed the file after giving a conclusive medico-legal opinion in this case and that the CBI is corroborating the report with its investigation.
In their letter to the central investigative agency today, the Rajput family criticized Dr. Sudhir Gupta, who heads the panel and AIIMS forensic department, accusing him of “selectively” leaking the findings to the media. “Dr. Sudhir Gupta’s conduct is unethical, unprofessional and violates government service rules of conduct and MCI guidelines. This criminal misadventure on his part has undermined public trust in a top-tier institution like AIIMS. It has created doubts in the minds of millions of people about the impartiality of the investigation (sic), “said the family, through their lawyers Varun Singh and Vikas Singh.
Sources had said that the AIIMS panel agreed with the opinion of the Mumbai hospital that carried out the autopsy. The Mumbai hospital autopsy found “asphyxia from hanging” as the cause of death. Sources added that circumstantial evidence also suggests that it was a suicide case and not a murder.
The CBI is likely to continue its investigation into “complicity to suicide,” the charge that was originally listed by the Bihar Police, the sources said.
“… this matter should be referred to another forensic team to be constituted by CBI by compiling some of the best names on file from different hospitals for a fair and proper evaluation to take place …”, said Sushant Singh Rajput. the family said in their letter.
Sources have also told NDTV that it is not just the AIIMS medico-legal opinion, but also the opinion of the Central Forensic Laboratory has ruled out any foul play in the death of the actor.
The demand for a new medical board comes on a day when actress Rhea Chakraborty, arrested on drug charges in the Sushant Singh Rajput investigation, was released on bail from the Bombay High Court.
The 34-year-old Rajput was found dead in his Mumbai apartment on June 14.
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