It has been almost 5 years since Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead at his Bandra residence in mysterious conditions. While fans have been waiting for Justice for SSR, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is yet to file any closure report. Leave any closure report, CBI has remained mum and did not even issue any statement on the case. In the meanwhile, the Bombay High Court (HC) has accepted a hearing on PIL that demands CBI to arrest former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray's son Aditya Thackeray and interrogate him in the SSR and Disha Salian case. The hearing will take place on February 19, 2025.
As per reports, the PIL has been filed by Rashid Khan Pathan, President of the Supreme Court & High Court Litigants Association of India. Bollywood Hungama suggests that the petitioners have also demanded the CBI to submit a detailed report on their findings. Aditya Thackeray has submitted an intervention application and in his plea, he argues that the court should hear his defence too before releasing any orders.
Why does Aditya Thackeray's name keep on popping up in Sushant Singh Rajput's case?
Aditya Thackeray's name keeps popping up in Sushant Singh Rajput's death case over various claims. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s clan MP Rahul Shewale made a sensational claim in Sushant Singh Rajput case. MP Rahul Shewale mde a bombshell revelation that Rhea Chakraborty had received 44 calls in the name of AU (Aditya Thackeray's initials).
"Rhea Chakraborty received 44 calls from AU. Bihar Police says AU means Aditya Uddhav Thackeray, What is the status of CBI probe?"asked Shewale adding "Rhea Chakraborty’s legal team interpreted AU as meaning ‘Ananya Uddhav’. Mumbai Police did not give any further information on this matter. But in the Bihar Police investigation, AU stands for Aditya Uddhav Thackeray. CBI has not given any information in this regard. So what is the truth about this, it should come out. I have made this request to the Union Home Minister.
Reacting to this, Aditya Thackeray said, "I will only say Love you more. Those who are not loyal at his home, in his party, we do not expect anything from such a person. They are bringing up these issues to divert our attack on CM Eknath Shinde’s land scam or insults of our state icons."
"I will not go into the dirt in which they are. We are clean and not answerable to such baseless allegations," Aditya Thackeray further added.
Before this, BJP leader Nitesh Rane targeted Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray in connection with the Disha Salian case, demanding that his father and senior Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray address the matter. "Today Uddhav Thackeray will be addressing workers at Shivaji Park, Sanjay Raut says it is the day to speak the truth. So will Uddhav Thackeray in today's address speak the truth about his son Aaditya Thackeray's involvement in the Disha Salian murder case? Weren't drugs used in the party held before the death of Disha Salian?" Nitesh Rane said.
For the unversed, Disha Salian died allegedly after falling off a high-rise building in the Malad area of Mumbai on June 8, 2020, a week before Sushant Singh Rajput was found hanging from the ceiling of his residence.