MUMBAI: After a pitched legal battle the Supreme Court of India ordered a CBI probe into the Sushant Singh Rajput death mystery. Following the verdict in a statement to the media, the late actor’s father Krishna Kumar Singh told media that he alone is the “legal heir” since Sushant Singh Rajput died unmarried.
In his statement, the father of the actor stated: “It is hereby declared that I am the legal heir of late Shri Sushant Singh Rajput and in that capacity, any arrangement that Sushant had during his lifetime for the engagement of any lawyer, chartered accountant and other professionals has lapsed upon his death and thereafter no lawyer, chartered accountant or any other person is entitled to represent the estate of Sushant without my express consent.”
Mr Singh issued the statement following reports of some lawyers claiming to have been engaged by Sushant appearing for media interviews. The statement further clarified: “They have talked in the media about the alleged privileged communication between Sushant and them. Clearly such disclosure is barred by section 126 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 and the Bar Council of India Rules (Rule 17, Part VI, Chapter II), without my consent, as I am representing the estate of Sushant. I have not given any consent to any one of them to either continue to represent Sushant or disclose any communication barred by section 126 of the Evidence Act, 1872.”
The statement concluded by informing: “It is also made clear that only I and my daughters comprise the family of Sushant and we have authorised Mr. Varun Singh (SKV Law Offices, Commercial) as our Advocate and through him Mr. Vikas Singh, Sr. Advocate, to represent the family.”
The Mumbai Police has been directed to hand over all documents related to the case to the CBI.
