Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's dead body was found in his Bandra residence on June 14, 2020. His untimely death shook the country with people claiming that it was not suicide but a planned murder and a probe was demanded by his fans. Sushant's final post-mortem report came on June 25 and was prepared by a team of five doctors. The report clearly stated that the actor died of suffocation after hanging.
The arrest comes over two and a half months after the CBI issued a 12,000-page charge sheet against 33 people in the Bollywood-drugs mafia inquiry case tied to Sushant's death, including actress Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik, and others.On March 5, the NCB filed a charge sheet in a Mumbai Special NDPS Court, following the filing of two cases by the drug enforcement agency in response to an intimation from the Enforcement Directorate, which was investigating the financial aspects of Sushant's death.
June 14: the actor's body was found in his Bandra apartment by a domestic staff on a Sunday morning. MS Dhoni: The Untold Story, Detective Byomkesh Bakshi, Kedarnath, and Chhichhore were some of his most well-known films.
June 14: Many political leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and celebrities from almost all walks of life condoled the death of the actor. PM Modi tweeted, “Sushant Singh Rajput… a bright young actor gone too soon. He excelled on TV and in films. His rise in the world of entertainment inspired many and he leaves behind several memorable performances. Shocked by his passing away. My thoughts are with his family and fans. Om Shanti.”
June 15: Sushant’s brother-in-law, Additional Director General of Police O.P. Singh, who is also a Special Officer in the Haryana Chief Minister's Office, suspected foul play in the incident on June 15. He demanded a thorough investigation of the incident.
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June 15: Kangana Ranaut refuses to call Sushant a "mentally weak" person on June 15. She claimed that his deserving films and work were never appreciated at award shows. “He was a rank holder,” Kangana remarked. How could his mind be so weak? If you look at his most recent posts, it's evident that he's urging you to watch his movies. I don't have a Godfather. I'm going to get kicked out of the industry.’In his interviews, he had expressed why the industry wasn’t accepting him. So is there no foundation of this incident?”
June 15: Sushant’s last rituals were performed at Pawan Hans cremation in Vile Parle. His father and two sisters flew up from the actor's hometown of Patna. His few Bollywood and television industry colleagues and friends were also present.
June 16: Ankita Lokhande, Sushant's former girlfriend, paid a visit to the late actor's Bandra home to meet his family. Up until 2016, Ankita had been in a relationship with Sushant for about six years, and videos and photographs of the actress visiting his home were circulating on social media.
June 16: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey urged a judicial investigation into the actor's death, citing a deep-seated conspiracy.
June 16: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey urged a judicial investigation into the actor's death, citing a deep-seated conspiracy.
June 18: Sushant’s ashes were immersed in the sacred Ganga in his hometown of Patna, Bihar, on June 18. Sushant's ashes were reportedly submerged in the Ganga at Dighaghat in Patna, where his late mother's ashes were also immersed.
June 18: Actress Rhea Chakraborty came at the Bandra police station on June 18 to give her statement in connection with the death case.
June 19: The desire for justice for the late actor spilled out to the streets of Bihar on June 19th. At Kargil Chowk in Patna, members of the Jan Adhikar Students' Council set fire to effigies of Bollywood star Salman Khan and producer-director Karan Johar.The Mumbai Police found details of contracts from Yash Raj Films for at least two films, in a fresh twist in the investigation.
June 22: Chirag Paswan, the national head of the Lok Janshakti Party, demanded a proper investigation into the death case.He wrote to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, claiming that the late actor was Bihar's pride and that the entire state was demanding justice for him.A number of political parties and organisations demanded that the death of Sushant Singh Rajput be investigated.
June 24: The final postmortem report signed by a team of five doctors was obtained by Mumbai Police on June 24. According to the actor's postmortem report, "no struggle marks or external injuries" were discovered on his body.
June 25: Roopa Ganguly, a BJP MP, urged a CBI investigation on June 25. In the ongoing investigation, she suspected foul play.Shekhar Suman tweeted, “We all will have to take a stronger stand and not be cowered down by the suicide narrative and whitewashed biassed theories,” We're not going to listen this time. We're not going to be persuaded this time.”
June 28: Police interview casting director Shanoo Sharma in connection with the case.
July 6: Sanjay Leela Bhansali, a director, gave a statement to Mumbai Police. According to sources, Bhansali approached Sushant for a number of his projects.
July 11: In connection with the matter, Mumbai Police recorded the testimony of Salman Khan's former manager Reshma Shetty.
July 14: Rhea took to Instagram for the first time since Sushant's death on July 14 to communicate her state of mind and feelings through a heartfelt message.
“Still struggling to face my emotions…an irreparable numbness in my heart. You are the one who made me believe in love, the power of it . You taught me how a simple mathematical equation can decipher the meaning of life and I promise you that I learnt from you every day. I will never come to terms with you not being here anymore," she wrote on Instagram.
July 16: Rhea Chakraborty demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigation into the late actor's death from Home Minister Amit Shah.
July 18: As part of their inquiry, Mumbai Police recorded the statement of Yash Raj Films CEO Aditya Chopra's statement.
July 22: Kangana Ranaut, Ankita Lokhande, and Shekhar Suman were among the celebrities that joined followers in an online protest called Candle4SSR.
July 27: Mumbai Police recorded the statement of filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt as part of their investigation in SSR death case.
July 28: As part of their investigation into the killing of Sushant Singh Rajput, Mumbai Police recorded Apoorva Mehta, CEO of Dharma Productions, Karan Johar's production house.
July 29: As Sushant's father filed a FIR against Rhea in Patna, the actress requested Supreme Court for a transfer of the case from Patna to Mumbai.
July 29: The Bihar Police team that arrived in Mumbai to investigate the death case recorded the statement of Meetu Singh, the late actor's sister.
July 30: The Supreme Court has turned down a petition seeking a CBI investigation into actor Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide.
July 30: The Enforcement Directorate went into action on July 30th, requesting information from the Bihar police on the case.
July 30: Rhea told the Supreme Court on July 30 that she was wrongfully implicated in Sushant's father's FIR against her in Bihar.
July 31: Ankita Lokhande's statement was recorded by the Bihar Police on July 31.
July 31: In a remarkable development, the Enforcement Directorate filed a money laundering case involving transactions worth Rs 15 crore.
July 31: Actress Rhea Chakraborty responded to the allegations against her about Sushant's death in a video.
August 1: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray blasted the Opposition's and several Bollywood celebrities' requests for a CBI investigation.
Aug 1: Sushant’s sister Shweta Singh Kirti wrote an open letter to Prime Ministe Modi, requesting him to intervene in the case.
Aug 3: Bihar Police IPS officer Vinay Tiwari quarantined by the BMC hours after he arrived in the city to sought the investigation.
Aug 3: An ED team reached the residence of Chartered Accountant Sandeep Sridhar. Sandeep was the long-time Chartered Accountant of Sushant.
Aug 4: Former Maharashtra CM Narayan Rane gave a sensational statement, alleged that Sushant and his former manager Disha Salian were ‘murdered’. Maharashtra Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray broke his silence 50 days after Sushant’s death with the BJP pointing a needle of suspicion at him. He said he is a target of ‘mucky politics’.The Bihar government recommended CBI inquiry into the death case.
Aug 5: In a big development, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the Supreme Court that the Union of India in principle accepted the recommendation by Bihar government to order a CBI inquiry into the case. Samuel Miranda summoned by ED, the house manager of late actor.
Aug 6: The CBI has named Rhea, her father Indrajit Chakraborty, mother Sandhya Chakraborty, brother Showik Chkaraborty, Sushant’s house manager Samuel Miranda, Shruti Modi and unknown others in its FIR. They were charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code including abetment of suicide, criminal conspiracy, wrongful restraint/confinement, theft, criminal breach of trust, cheating and other offences.
Aug 9: ED grilled Showik Chakraborty for the second time in connection with their financial transactions continuing its probe.
Aug 10: Rhea Chakraborty, Showik and Indrajit Chakraborty presented before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in a money laundering probe. Rhea Chakraborty moved a fresh plea in the Supreme Court, complaining that the media was unfairly holding a trial and pronouncing her guilty.
Aug 11: Sushant’s flatmate, Siddharth Pithani once again deposed before the ED.Former Manager Shruti Modi was questioned for the third time by the Enforcement Directorate.
Aug 15: ED questioned Sushant’s personal staff, including his domestic help, in connection with a money laundering case.
Aug 18: ED recorded the statement of KK Singh in connection with its probe into money laundering aspects of the Bollywood actor’s suicide.
Aug 19: The Supreme Court takes a strong stand and orders CBI inquiry into Sushant Singh Rajput Death case.ED summoned filmmaker Rumi Jafry for questioning.
Aug 21: ED recorded the statement of Sushant’s sister Priyanka Singh in connection with its probe into the money laundering aspect in the matter.
Aug 22: The Special Investigation Team of the CBI probing reached the Bandra flat of the late actor, along with the forensic team and his flatmate Siddharth Pithani and cook Neeraj and others.
Aug 23: The CBI team took the late actor’s personal staff back to his flat in Bandra for further questioning and to recreate the crime scene again.
Aug 24: The CBI team again questioned the actor’s flatmate Siddharth Pithani and his staff Neeraj Singh and once more at the Waterstone resort, where the Bollywood star stayed for two months. Sushant’s autopsy was done in Cooper Hospital, so CBI team visited the Hospital, to question the doctors concerned on various points even as it continued to quiz the actor’s flatmate Siddharth Pithani and his cook Neeraj Singh on the events before the actor was found dead.
Aug 25: Widening its probe into the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, SIT of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) questioned SSR chartered accountant Sandeep Sridhar along with his flatmate Siddharth Pithani and cook Neeraj Singh.
Aug 26: In connection to the money laundering probe into the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, ED summoned talent manager Jaya Saha
Aug 26: Kangana Ranaut claimed that if the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) starts investigation, many A-listers Bollywood stars could end up behind bars.“If narcotics Control Bureau enters Bollywood, many A listers will be behind bars, if blood tests are conducted many shocking revelations will happen. Hope @PMOIndia under swatchh Bharat mission cleanses the gutter called Bollywood," she tweeted.
Aug 26: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) registered an NDPS case against Rhea and two others on the basis of an ED request to probe the drug angle in the Sushant death case.
Aug 27: KK Singh, in a video, claimed that Rhea Chakraborty was murderer of his son as she giving poison to his son.
Aug 27: Rhea Chakraborty requested Mumbai Police to provide protection to her and her family, saying there is threat to their lives. The CBI summoned Showik for a grilled in an investigation.
Aug 28: Central Bureau of Investigation summoned Rhea Chakraborty for the first time. ED officials summoned Goa-based hotelier Gaurav Arya in an investigation related to a money laundering case.
Aug 29: The CBI’s Special Investigation Team questioned Rhea Chakraborty for over seven hours.
Aug 30: CBI questioned Rhea Chakraborty for eight hours, on medical treatment and medicines administered to Sushant Singh Rajput and the kind of drugs mentioned in her chats.
Aug 31: A team from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) once again visited the flat of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, while another team continued grilling Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik and Sushant’s former manager Shruti Modi.
Sept 1: The Enforcement Directorate continued questioning Goa-based hotelier Gaurav Arya in connection with the money-laundering probe.
Sept 2: ED summoned Varun Mathur, Sushant’s business partner, in connection with its money laundering probe.
Sept 3: The CBI recorded the statements of Rhea Chakraborty’s father Indrajit Chakraborty and Cornerstone Sports and Entertainment Pvt Ltd CEO Bunty Sajdeh, who is the brother-in-law of Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma and Bollywood actor Sohail Khan.
Sept 4: NCB arrested Rhea’s brother Showik and Sushant’s house manager Samuel Miranda as part of its probe into the drug angle in the Bollywood star’s death.
Sept 5: A Mumbai court sent Rhea Chakraborty’s brother Showik and Sushant’s house manager Samuel Miranda to four days’ NCB custody till September 9.Dipesh Sawant , Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s personal staff arrested in a drug related case byThe Narcotics Control Bureau.
Sept 6: Rhea Chakraborty was allowed to leave the anti-narcotics agency’s office after a grilling six-hour-long session.In the complaint, Rhea stated that she knew Sushant for many years, she said they got close after attending a party in April 2019.
Sept 7: Rhea filed police complaint against Priyanka Singh, sister of late Sushant Singh Rajput, for allegedly giving a bogus prescription to the actor for his depression.
Sept 8: The Narcotics Control Bureau arrested Rhea Chakraborty to unravel the drugs nexus in the film industry.
Sept 16: Sushant Singh Rajput’s former manager Shruti Modi appeared before the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in the drugs related case.
Sept 22: A Mumbai Special Court extended the judicial custody of Rhea Chakraborty till October 6. Shortly afterwards she and her brother Showik’s lawyer Satish Maneshinde moved the Bombay High Court for bail.
Sept 25: Bollywood actor Rakul Preet Singh presented before the drug law enforcement agency in a drug case related to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
Oct 8: Hours after granted bail, Rhea Chakraborty walked out of the Byculla Jail, having spent 28 days in custody since her arrest on September 8.
Oct 19: NCB arrested the brother of actor Arjun Rampal’s girlfriend Gabriella Demetriades.
Nov 9: NCB raided the Bandra home of Arjun Rampal and summoned him for investigations. Filmmaker Firoz Nadiadwala recorded his statement with the agency.
Nov 11: NCB questioned South African model Gabriella Demetriades for nearly six hours.
Nov 22: Bharti Singh and her husband Harsh Limbachiya sent to judicial custody till December 4 by a Mumbai special court. They were arrested in a drugs seizure and consumption case filed by the NCB.
Dec 1: Sushant Singh Rajput was the most searched personality of 2020 while Rhea Chakraborty was the most searched female celebrity, according to a yearend list released by the search engine Yahoo for India.
Jan 18: Soni Razdan feels Rhea Chakraborty was an innocent victim of twisted design. Razdan took to Twitter to support Rhea. In a significant verdict having ramifications on the Indian media, the Bombay High Court said that ‘media trial’ impacts investigations, violates laws, obstructs administration of justice besides amounting to a contempt of the court.
Feb 10: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), which registered a case related to drugs in connection with the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, dispelled the rumours that it is filing a charge sheet soon and said that many links are still being probed.
Mar 5: In a significant development, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) filed a whopping nearly 12,000-paged charge sheet against 33 accused persons, including film actress Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik and others in the Bollywood-drugs mafia probe case arising out of the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
Mar 8: Three persons, including one Hemant Sah alias Maharaj, linked to the drug probe arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials in Goa.
Mar 26: The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal filed by Priyanka Singh, sister of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, challenging a Bombay High Court order refusing to quash the FIR filed against her by Mumbai Police following a complaint from actor Rhea Chakraborty.
Apr 20: The Delhi High Court has issued a notice on the petition filed by K.K. Singh, father of late Bollywood late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, seeking a ban on films inspired by the life of his son.
June 1: Harish Khan, a drug trader in Bandra, was recently detained by the Narcotics Control Bureau in connection with a drugs case linked to the late Bollywood superstar.drug seller Harish Khan had been arrested because of his claimed ties to gangster and drug peddler Parvez Khan. Parvez Khan alias Chinku Pathan is an associate of fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.
Recently, Rhea Chakraborty's confessed to some alarming charges against Sushant's sister and brother-in-law in NCB charge sheet. She said that Sushant Singh Rajput had been an addict for a long time since before she met him.Finally, Rhea claimed that Sushant's family was also involved in drug consumption.
June 7: The Times 50 Most Desirable Women 2020 list was topped by Rhea Chakraborty, while the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput trumped the men's list.
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