Mumbai police investigating Sushant Singh Rajput's case professionally, but will go by what Supreme Court says: Anil Deshmukh

The Maharashtra government will go by the decision of the Supreme Court vis-à-vis the investigations of the death of Sushant Singh Rajput but would oppose a CBI probe on grounds of jurisdiction.

“The Mumbai police is investigating the case very professionally….we will abide by what the Supreme Court says,” state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said.

Over the week, Mumbai Police investigators met officials of the Law and Judiciary department.

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Mumbai Police chief Param Bir Singh had briefed Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.

“The Mumbai police is investigating the matter very professionally,” Deshmukh told reporters in Nagpur. “The Supreme Court’s hearing is scheduled on 11 August, we will go by what the Supreme Court says,” the senior NCP leader said.

The CBI has registered an FIR based on the one that was registered in the Rajiv Nagar police station in Patna based on the complaint filed by Krishna Kishore Singh, the father of Sushant Singh Rajput.

Earlier, the Mumbai Police has refused to cooperate with the Patna Police station that camped in the financial capital for 11 days. IPS officer Vinay Tiwari was quarantined by the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation for 5 days at SRPF guesthouse in Goregaon. “I was not quarantined but the investigation was,” he said before flying back to his home state.

The Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra had earlier refused to hand over the probe to the CBI.