India / Postpone recording of my statement till SC hearing: Rhea after ED summons her

MUMBAI: In a big breaking development, actress Rhea Chakraborty on Friday (August 7) sought some more time from appearance before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case, besides requesting the agency to postpone the recording of her statement till Supreme Court plea hearing. 

In an email sent to the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday night, Rhea urged the agency to defer its inquiry in the case since the matter is still pending in the court. 

In a statement, advocate Satish Manshinde, who is representing Rhea in the matter, revealed that the actress has requested to postpone the recording of her statement in money laundering case. "Rhea Chakraborty has requested that the recording of her statement be postponed till Supreme Court hearing. 

It is to be noted that ED had summoned the 'Jalebi' actress for questioning on August 7 in a money laundering probe stemming from a complaint lodged by late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's father KK Singh with the Patna Police in connection with his death. 

As per reports, the agency was expected to question the actress about her personal details, financial details, investment copies and work-related details. Meanwhile, the watchman of Primrose Building, the apartment where Rhea and her family reside, revealed that the Chakraborty family members have not visited for the last 8-10 days.

Rhea has come under the scanner of the probe agency over two major property investments made by her in Mumbai, disproportionate to her income. As per the report, Rhea registered a Rs 76 lakh worth flat at Khar East in Mumbai on May 28, 2018. The flat is located on the 4th floor at Gulmohar Avenue in Khar East. The area of ​​the flat is 354 sq ft, for which she paid a stamp duty of Rs 3.80 lakhs. 

In an affidavit filed by the Bihar SSP, Rhea has been named as the main accused in Sushant Singh Rajput death case. The Bihar Police has accused Rhea of giving Sushant an overdose of medicines and painting false picture of his mental illness. The police said that Rhea and her family wanted to grab Sushant's money and hence the budding actress befriended him. 

Bihar Police further claimed that the Mumbai Police did not cooperate with them in the investigation.

In the initial investigation, the Bihar Police found many important clues in Sushant death case. The Bihar Police had earlier urged the Supreme Court that a CBI inquiry was needed in the case.

Superintendent of Police in CBI, Nupur Prasad, will head the Special Investigation team which will probe the cases under the supervision of DIG Gagandeep Gambhir and Joint Director Manoj Shashidhar, both senior IPS officers from Gujarat cadre.