Within a week after a team of forensic doctors All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMMS) ruled out any murder in the Sushant Singh Rajput murder case, the lawyer of the late actor’s family on Wednesday urged the CBI to have forensic test conducted in the case by another forensic team of doctors comprising “best names” from different hospitals.
Alluding to reports in the media and statements made by some of doctors concerned about the AIIMS’ forensic report that had ruled out murder in the Sushant death case and said it was a clear case of “suicide”, the late actor’s family lawyer Varun Singh stated in a letter written to the CBI that there was need for another forensic test, since “I personally feel that the forensic team of AIIMS for whatever reason has not given a categorical opinion on the flaws of the post-mortem done at the Cooper Hospital”.
“ I am accordingly of the firm opinion that the matter needs to be referred to another forensic team to be constituted by the CBI by picking up some of the best names in the field from different hospitals so that a fair and proper assessment takes place with regard to the comments of the post-mortem done by the Cooper Hospital and also whether the cause of death can be specified on the basis of the material available with the CBI,” Varun Singh wrote in his letter to the CBI.
“The AIIMS report, if at all, could have specified the cause of death i.e, by hanging and could not have gone to say it is a case of suicide because that is something which the CBI can decide after a complete investigation in the matter,” the late actor’s family lawyer stated.
“CBI may also inquire into the circumstances that have led Dr Sudhir Gupta indulge in such unprofessional conduct that threatens to jeopardise the course of investigations and help wrong-doers escape the clutches of law,” lawyer Varun Singh added.
The letter written by the late actor’s family lawyer comes a day after key accused actress Rhea Chakraborty’s family lawyers alleged that Sushant’s family and their lawyers were “interfering and tampering” with the investigations, by raising doubts about the probe carried out by the CBI and the forensic report submitted to it by the AIIMS which has ruled out murder in the Sushant death and said it was a clear case of “suicide”.
“The CBI is independently and impartially investigating both the cases and the agency is supposed to be insulated and free from any interference,” Maneshinde said.
“The SSR family lawyer (Vikas Singh) is supposed to have said that he is going to meet the CBI Director to get the family’s pre-determined path of investigations in SSR death. It is very disturbing to read such information in the media as attempts are being made to get a pre-determined result in the case,” Maneshinde said.
“Any further attempts to interfere and tamper with the investigations would be brought to the notice of the appropriate courts, Maneshinde added.