Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput passed away on June 14, 2020. According to the police reports, Sushant Singh Rajput was suffering from depression and committed suicide at his Mumbai apartment. The provisional post mortem report revealed that the cause of his death was asphyxia due to hanging. Police officials haven’t recovered any suicide note from the place.
Sushant‘s sudden demise has left the entire nation shocked. However, the entire matter still investigating by police.
The Mumbai Police, which is investigating Sushant Singh Rajput‘s suicide case, has sent a letter to Yash Raj Films, seeking details of the contracts it had signed with the actor, an official said on Friday.
“Police are investigating various angles, including that of professional rivalry, in the case,” the official said.
Till now, Police have recorded the statements of over 13 people. It includes Sushant Singh Rajput‘s family members and close friends like actress Rhea Chakraborty and director Mukesh Chhabra, he said.
“Keeping in view the professional angle, police have started calling some prominent production houses for inquiry. As part of that, police on Thursday sent a letter to Yash Raj Films, seeking details of all the contracts it had signed with the deceased actor,” a senior police officer told news agency Press Trust of India.
“We have also asked for the copies of the contracts that Yash Raj Films had signed with the actor,” he added.
In the next few days, police may also call those people, who had played a role in signing of contracts between the actor and the production houses for their projects, the officer said.
Sushant Singh Rajput had worked in two Yash Raj Films movies first one –Shuddh Desi Romance directed by Maneesh Sharma and second one “Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!” directed by Dibakar Banerjee.
His third film with the banner was supposed to be “Paani“, directed by Shekhar Kapur. However, YRF had reportedly backed out of the project.
The police official said that actress Rhea Chakraborty recorded her statement at Bandra Police station on Thursday. He said, “She was at the police station for almost nine hours. The investigating officers questioned her about various angles, including Rajput‘s professional life.
“In her statement, Ms Chakraborty told the police that Rajput had ended his contract with Yash Raj Films and also asked her to stop working with the production house. It was an old incident, Ms Chakraborty told the police,” he said.