Bihar police officials have requested documents on the Sushant Singh Rajput case, a Mumbai cop said. (File)
Bombay:
Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh said he was taking legal opinions to consider whether Bihar police could investigate the death case of Sushant Singh Rajput, which falls under their jurisdiction.
Mr Singh dismissed allegations that Mumbai police were not providing a vehicle to the Bihar police team which is in the city after a case was recorded by Patna police based on the complaint by Mr Rajput’s father, KK Singh, against Rhea Chakraborty, accusing him of harassment and incitement to suicide.
“Bihar police gave them a car through the DG’s office. A few cases of COVID-19 were reported to Mess IPS, Worli, so no rooms were allocated. A room was allocated to senior officers of Bihar police in the main SRPF mess in Goregoan The allegations are false, “said the Mumbai police commissioner.
“We saw them (the Bihar police) in a big car, then in a car. They didn’t ask us for the car. They asked for documents on the case. We told them that the investigation was our responsibility. they come to our jurisdiction. That’s why we’re taking legal advice to review it, ”he said.
When asked to comment on the quarantine of Patna SP Vinay Tiwari, Param Bir Singh said that anyone who travels by air, excluding those who will return within a specified timeframe, must necessarily be quarantined at home. .
“The COVID-19 cases in Mumbai are under control after a lot of hard work, so precautionary measures are being taken. Anyone traveling by plane, excluding those who will return within a specified time, must necessarily be quarantined at home. I am sure BMC should act by its rules and it will tackle the problem, ”he said.
Earlier, Bihar Police Director General Gupteshwar Pandey Pandey said Vinay Tiwari had been “forcibly quarantined” by Mumbai municipal authorities, following which Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar , stressed that this was not a political issue and said the state DGP will speak to the Maharashtra police about it.
