Even as the CBI has officially taken over the SSR case, Enforcement Directorate has continued its probe in the money laundering aspect.
As per ANI News report, today Sushant’s elder sister Priyanka Singh was interrogated by ED officials. She has been mentioned as a nominee in one of SSR’s bank accounts.
She was asked about the missing funds from Sushant’s bank accounts. Report by Economic Times states – that ED wanted more information related to Rajput’s finances, personal and professional deals that Priyanka Singh was privy to. From SSR’s family, ED had previously recorded statements of his father K.K Singh and sister Mitu Singh.
Director Rumi Jaffery was also interrogated by the ED officials for 7 hours on August 20. He was supposed to direct Sushant and Rhea in a rom-com project.
As per Times Now report, Rumi was questioned along the lines of fee payment, whether any advance payment was done for the project. He was also asked to appear before the central agency with his bank statement and ITR returns. Jaffery had earlier also been questioned by the Mumbai Police.
Moreover, as per India Today report, ED’s previous questioning of SSR’s Talent manager Jayanti Shah, working with Kwaan Talent Management agency, revealed that Sushant earned around Rs 30 to Rs 35 crore in the past 2-3 years from various projects. The claim was supported through bank documents and statements, as per agency sources.
