Rhea Chakraborty asks court to dismiss plea by Sushant's sisters

Actress Rhea Chakraborty asked the Bombay High Court to dismiss a petition filed by actor Sushant Singh Rajputs two sisters to cancel the case filed against them for forging and procuring fake medical prescription for their brotherRhea Chakraborty is also an accused in Sushant Singh Rajput death case She was released earlier this month after being granted bail by the Bombay High Court 28 days after her arrest on drugsrelated charges in the caseThe actress who is the complainant in the case against Sushant Rajputs sisters Priyanka Singh and Meetu Singh filed an affidavit in the HC on Tuesday opposing their plea and said the allegations against them are seriousRhea Chakraborty also said since the probe in the case against Sushant Rajputs sisters is at a nascent stage time needs to be given to the investigating agencyIn the affidavit filed through her advocate Satish Maneshinde the actress said a forged and fabricated medical prescription was used to help Sushant Rajput procure medicines that are banned under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances NDPS ActSushant Rajput died merely five days after he obtained the said prescription wherein he was unlawfully prescribed psychotropic substances at the behest of his sister Priyanka and Dr Tarun Kumar Rhea Chakraborty said in her affidavitIt needs to be investigated whether Sushant Rajput consumed the medicines prescribed which may have contributed to his death andor further deteriorated his mental health the affidavit saidThe petition of Sushant Rajputs sisters should be dismissed it saidThe petition came up before a division bench of Justices SS Shinde and MS Karnik which posted it for further hearing November 4 after both the CBI and the Mumbai Police which had registered the first information report sought time to file their affidavitsThe Bandra police in Mumbai on September 7 filed the case against Sushant Rajputs sisters and Dr Tarun Kumar of the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi who signed the medical prescriptionSushants sisters in their petition filed on October 6 sought the case to be quashed and by way of interim relief prayed for a direction to the CBI to whom the case was handed over by the city police not to take any coercive steps against themThe CBI is already probing a complaint lodged by Sushant Singh Rajputs father KK Singh accusing Rhea Chakraborty and her family of abetting his sons suicideRhea Chakraborty in her affidavit said Rajput had a tumultuous relation with his family and was also suffering from mental problems for which he was undergoing medical treatmentIn November 2019 Sushant was examined by three psychiatrists who all opined that he was suffering from bipolar disorder and prescribed him medications the affidavit filed by the actress said adding that Sushant was fine till he was having his medicines regularlyIn January 2020 Sushant went to Chandigarh to meet his family After he returned he said he was discontinuing his medications and treatment the affidavit claimedIn March 2020 when the country was hit by COVID19 pandemic and lockdown was announced Rajput appeared stable initially but with each passing day his mental health started deteriorating it saidThe death of actors Rishi Kapoor and Irrfan Khan also had a tremendous impact on Sushant Singh Rajput who seemed to have spiralled into depression He also refused treatment andor medication the affidavit said However he continued consuming drugs the affidavit claimedSushant Singh Rajput was found dead at his apartment in Mumbai on June 14 this yearKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever