Sushant Singh Rajput suicide: Case against eight Bollywood celebrities Salman Khan, Ekta Kapoor, Karan Johar and Sanjay Leela Bhansali has been filed in Bihar.
Cases filed against eight celebrities on actor's death
Sushant Singh Rajput Suicide: After actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, the debate around nepotism and treatment of outsiders in Bollywood triggered. As soon as the news broke out his family fans and acquaintances went into shock. A case has been in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur against a number of high profiled people in Bollywood. Advocate Sudhir Kumar Ojha filed a case against eight members of film fraternity, including Karan Johar, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Salman Khan, and Ekta Kapoor, reports ANI.
While talking to ANI Sudhir Kumar Ojha said, “I have filed under section 306 (abetment of suicide),109 (Punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequences and where no express provision is made for its punishment), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation), of IPC in connection with actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide case in Muzaffarpur, Bihar.
Producer Ekta Kapoor responded to the allegations in an Instagram post and said that she was ‘beyond upset’ with the conspiracy theories which had no basis in truth. she wrote, “Thanku for the case for not casting sushi…. when Actually I LAUNCHED HIM. I’ m beyond upset at how convoluted theories can b! Pls@let family n frns mourn in peace! Truth shall@Prevail. CANNOT BELIEVE THIS!!!!”.
I have filed a case against 8 people including Karan Johar, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Salman Khan & Ekta Kapoor under Sections 306, 109, 504 & 506 of IPC in connection with actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide case in a court in Muzaffarpur, Bihar: Advocate Sudhir Kumar Ojha pic.twitter.com/9jNdqvXVKr
— ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2020
Director, Producer Karan Johar was mercilessly trolled on social media after he expressed his condolences over Sushant’s death. Netizens rolled back visuals from his chat show Koffee with Karan where he was seen mocking Sushant in an episode featuring Alia Bhatt.
Sushant’s last rites were performed by his family including his father at Pawan Hans crematorium on June 15 and a few of his colleagues from the industry including Kriti Sanon, Shraddha Kapoor, Rajkumar Rao, Mukesh Chhabra, Vivek Oberoi and more were present at the crematorium to say their final adieu.
