‘Rhea Chakraborty’s plea not maintainable’: Bihar govt tells SC
- The affidavit submitted to the SC also states that Bihar Police had jurisdiction to probe the case
- The affidavit was filed by Patna Senior Superintendent of Police Upendra Sharma
- It was filed in reply to the Supreme Court's order to the parties to respond within three days
The Bihar Government has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court stating that the transfer petition filed by actor Rhea Chakraborty was “premature, misconceived and not maintainable,” reported news agency PTI.
It stated that Bihar Police had jurisdiction to investigate the case. Patna Senior Superintendent of Police Upendra Sharma, who filed the affidavit, said that the concept of jurisdiction cannot be applied to criminal cases unlike that of court cases.
Rhea Chakraborty had filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking transfer of the Patna FIR to Mumbai, in actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case.
The apex court had said on Wednesday that the truth behind the “unfortunate” death of a “gifted and talented artist” should come out and asked Rajput’s father Krishna Kishore Singh, Bihar and Maharashtra to respond within three days to Chakraborty’s plea.
Sushant Singh Rajput died by suicide in his Bandra residence on June 14 at the age of 34. Since then, the Mumbai Police has been probing the case.
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