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As reported by Indian Express, CBI is in possession of least 3 statements by Sushant Singh Rajput’s family members to Mumbai Police, shortly after his death, in which they flag his mental health.
The report further states that these statements are contrary to the claims made by SSR’s father, K K Singh, and the family’s lawyer, Vikas Singh, that the family had no knowledge of the actor being depressed.
As per Indian Express, the statements, by two of SSR’s sisters, Priyanka Tanwar and Neetu Singh, and brother-in-law, Siddharth Tanwar, were given to the Mumbai Police two days after Sushant’s death.
Neetu Singh and Priyanka Statement
In her Police statement on June 16, Neetu, who is the wife of Haryana cadre IPS officer O. P Singh, said that Sushant had sought psychiatric help from a doctor in Andheri in 2013.
“In 2013, my brother Sushant Singh Rajput told me and other sisters that he was feeling very low. He used to come out of this once we all convinced him. In 2013, he consulted a psychiatrist in Andheri. After that, he became composed and his career was progressing well. He had attained huge success in very little time.”
Neetu also mentioned that the death of their mother had affected him deeply, as he was very attached to her.
The Indian Express report further states that Neetu’s statement reportedly mentioned Rajput’s mental condition, in October 2019, when, she said, he told his family that he was feeling “very low”. She said he was feeling low due to “professional ups and downs”. This was the time when the SSR’s sisters and O. P Singh had gone to meet him in Mumbai and stayed with him for a few days.
A month later, Sushant continued to feel low and sought help from a doctor at the Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai.
According to her statement, on June 4 this year, he again told Neetu that he was feeling very low, and their sister, Meetu, stayed with him for a few days. Meetu left for her home in Mumbai’s Goregaon on June 12.
“I don’t know if Sushant committed suicide due to business or some other reason,” Neetu said in her statement.
Priyanka’s statement was also recorded on June 16, and mentioned the same details.
SSR Brother-in-Law
The Indian Express report also elaborated on the statement of Priyanka’s husband Siddharth Tanwar, a practicing lawyer in the Supreme Court.
In his statement, Siddharth also said he felt that the actor committed suicide due to “anxiety and depression”, and there was no one he suspected or had any complaint against in this regard.
Siddharth also said that in November 2009, Rajput had called up Priyanka and said he was unwell and was “feeling strange”. He called her to Mumbai, Siddharth said, following which he called the actor to Delhi.
Siddharth told police that Rajput’s sisters went to meet him in Mumbai, and booked his flight ticket to Chandigarh. But the actor refused to go at the last minute. “He used to keep changing his mind,” he said in his statement.
In 2013, Siddharth said, Rajput visited them at their house in Delhi. At that time, his film Shuddh Desi Romance was scheduled to release. “He told me he was totally satisfied on seeing his posters everywhere and he didn’t want to work in films anymore. I made him understand that in life, everyone has to do some work. After that he started working in films again,” he said in his statement.
In May this year, according to Siddharth’s statement, Rajput again told him that he was not feeling well and wanted to leave films and start teaching children and do farming instead. “I asked him to come to Delhi, but he could not because of the Covid situation,” he said in his statement.
K.K Singh Statement
The Indian Express report also mentions that the CBI is also in possession of the statements recorded by Rajput’s father K K Singh and sister Meetu Singh. They did not mention Rajput’s mental condition in 2013.
K K Singh, in his statement, said he last met his son on May 13, 2019, when the actor had gone to Patna for two days.
“He was not tense in any way,” he said.
K.K Singh said he would usually send a WhatsApp text to Rajput instead of calling, as the actor would be busy. The last conversation that K K Singh had with Rajput was on June 7, when he asked Rajput to come to Patna. “Let me see, I am not feeling well,” the actor told his father, according to the statement.
“I am not aware as to why my son has committed suicide. He never discussed with me about any type of depression or tension. I feel Sushant might have committed suicide out of dejection,” K K Singh said in his statement.
SSR Family Lawyer Vikas Singh
When contacted about the statements of Rajput’s two sisters and brother-in-law, Vikas Singh said: “I am not aware of this, so I cannot comment. In any case, I do not want to comment on police investigations.”
Satish Maneshinde Reacts
The Indian Express report further mentions that when contacted, Rhea Chakraborty’s lawyer, Satish Maneshinde, said: “The family knew about Sushant’s condition since the beginning. They have deliberately chosen to make false statements, before the Bihar police and even the courts. If Rhea had anything to do with the incident, why didn’t they make these allegations in the beginning. The truth is coming out now. Those who make false statements before courts should be prosecuted.”
He has lashed also out at SSR family for allegedly making “a bogus story against Rhea and her family.”
Speaking to CNN-News18, Maneshinde said, “I would suggest to Rhea that she should not sit quiet and face wild allegations she is facing for last 75 days. She should take action according to law. Truth is before the police and CBI.”
Priyanka Singh Nominee on Investments
Meanwhile, India Today exclusively accessed conversation between Sushant Singh Rajput and a private bank representative from May 2020, where Sushant was discussing details of an investment he was to make with the bank.
The India Today report states that the chats reveal that Sushant had made his sister Priyanka a nominee on the said investments.
The new report comes in as a contradiction to claims that Rhea was “controlling” his finances and also dismisses allegations that the actor’s relationship with his sisters soured over time.
