Sushant Singh Rajput’s death was a suicide, and not murder, Dr Sudhir Gupta, who led the AIIMS panel re-evaluating the actor’s post-mortem report, has said. Many, including Sushant’s family, had been urging the Central Bureau of Investigation to initiate a murder probe in the case. Now, Rhea Chakraborty’s lawyer Satish Maneshinde has reacted to the AIIMS panel ruling out all the murder theories in the Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case. He stated that they are now awaiting the official version of the CBI. In a statement, Maneshinde said, “I have seen the statement of the doctors from AIIMS concerning SSR case. The official papers and reports are only with AIIMS and CBI which will be submitted in court once investigations are over. We await the official version of CBI.”
Elaborating further, he added, “We on behalf of Rhea Chakraborty have always said that truth cannot be changed under any circumstances. The speculations against Rhea in some quarters of the Media are motivated and mischievous. We remain committed to Truth Alone. Satya Meva Jayte.” In its opinion, the AIIMS report has dismissed all the theories of poisoning and strangling. The report further stated that the CBI is likely to continue its probe into "abetment to suicide", the charge that was originally listed by the Bihar Police. Sushant was found dead in his apartment on June 14. His family has accused Rhea Chakraborty of abetting his suicide and misappropriating his funds. Rhea is currently in jail, on drugs-related charges pertaining to the case. Sushant’s death was originally ruled a suicide by the Mumbai Police, before the case was taken over by the CBI. Vikas Singh, the lawyer representing Sushant’s father, had previously claimed that an AIIMS doctor had told him that the ligature marks on Sushant’s neck were consistent with strangulation. “AIIMS doctor told me that Sushant’s death was by strangulation,” he had said in a press conference.