Sushant's family lawyer writes to CBI, says AIIMS report 'faulty'

The legal team of late actor Sushant Singh Rajputs family has written a letter to the Central Bureau of Investigation CBI raising objections to the report by the medical team of AIIMS that has ruled out the possibility of a murder The letter addressed to the CBI director claims that AIIMS forensic report is faultySushantrsquos family lawyer Vikas Singh in his letter wrote that even though they have repeatedly asked for a copy of the AIIMS report there has been no response by Dr Sudhir Gupta the head of the AIIMS doctorrsquos teamThe AIIMS medical board on Saturday stated that Sushant Rajput died by suicide and it was not a murderThe AIIMS forensic panel under Dr Sudhir Gupta was formed at the request of the CBI in August to assist in giving medicolegal opinion in connection with the death of the late actor According to AIIMS sources the forensic team in its report has hinted the death of Sushant as suicide thus rejecting the claims of poisoning and strangling made by the actors family and their lawyerSushantSinghRajputs family lawyer Vikas Singh writes a letter to CBI Director raising objections over forensic examination report submitted by AIIMS to CBI amp calling it faulty The letter reads Matter needs to be referred to another forensic team to be constituted by CBI pictwittercomJlnnusf37Cmdash ANI ANI October 7 2020Singh wrote that AIIMS team was ldquonot doing a postmortem report but was only to express its opinion with regard to the postmortem report done by the Cooper HospitalrdquoHe added ldquoAIIMS did not have the privilege of examining the body of Sushant Singh Rajput and thus forming a firsthand opinion about the cause of deathrdquoSingh also wrote that Dr Sudhir Gupta has been ldquogiving media interviews about the sensitive case right from the day one questioning the Doctors of Cooper Hospital for dubious autopsy and Maharashtra Police for hurried postmortem and contamination and nonpreservation of scene of crimerdquoThe legal team also raised questions on the conduct of Dr Sudhir GuptaThe conduct of Dr Gupta is unethical unprofessional and in contravention of government service conduct rules and MCI guidelines This criminal misadventure on his part has undermined the public trust in a premier institution like AIIMSIt has created doubts in the minds of millions of people about the fairness of investigation it further addedThe legal team asserted that the AIIMS report if at all could have only specified the cause of death that is by hanging and could not have gone on to say that it was a case of suicide because that is something which only the CBI can decide after complete investigationThe CBI may also inquire into the circumstances that led Dr Gupta to indulge in such unprofessional conduct that threatens to jeopardise the course of investigation and help wrongdoers escape the clutches of law It is requested only such medical report that is true appraisal of available evidence is relied upon and not the present one that patently seems to be a fictional concoction to help the culprits said the legal teamThe AIIMS panel report questioned the absence of timing of death in the Cooper Hospitals autopsy report and pointed towards dimlylit postmortem room at the Mumbai hospital sources saidSushants autopsy was done by three Cooper Hospital doctors on June 14 nightThe CBI officials have remained tightlipped on the AIIMS reportDr Gupta meanwhile in a statement said that the AIIMS Medical Board has expressed very clearly and conclusively its final medicolegal opinion in this case He said that the contents of the opinion shared with the CBI cannot be shared with anyone as the matter is sub judiceSushant 34 was found dead at his flat in Mumbai on June 14 A section of media had hinted that it could be a murderThe CBI had taken over the probe from Bihar Police into the alleged abetment to suicide case filed by the actors father KK Singh in Patna against Sushant Rajputs girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty and her familyKeep 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 news