Supreme Court mentioned in its order that Mumbai Police probed actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death in a professional manner, Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh said.
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh addressing a press conference on Wednesday (Photo Credits: Pankaj Upadhyay/India Today)
Anil Deshmukh, Maharashtra’s home minister said on Wednesday that the state government will decide whether or not to continue with a parallel investigation into the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The state will take a final call since there is mention of the same in the Supreme Court order, Deshmukh added.
Responding to a question on the apex court’s decision to hand over the probe into the actor’s death over to CBI, Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh told reporters, “We welcome the decision by the apex court on Sushant Singh Rajput case. The state government will provide whatever is needed by the CBI.”
“The Supreme Court has made the clear observation that the investigation done by the Mumbai police was done in a professional manner and there was no fault in their conduct. The entire investigation was conducted in a proper fashion,” Deshmukh said in response to a question on what the SC’s order means for Mumbai Police that has recorded the statements of more than 50 people in connection with the case.
The BJP, opposition party in the state, has not only demanded Deshmukh’s resignation but has also accused the state government of showing the Mumbai Police in poor light. Maharashtra’s home minister defended the force and the state government by claiming that there are many leaders who are playing politics over the issue with clear eyes on the Bihar elections.
“I also feel that the constitutional experts and thinkers also need to think about the concept of the federal structure mentioned in the constitution by Baba Sahib Ambedkar,” Anil Deshmukh was quoted as saying.