Supreme Court orders CBI probe into Sushant Singh Rajput's death

The top court has held the Bihar government's recommendation of a CBI probe into Sushant's death valid.

Sushant had committed suicide at his own flat in Mumbai's Bandra on Jun 14.

In her first reaction to the judgement, late Sushant's sister Shweta Singh Kirti tweeted, "There we go!! Finally!! CBI for SSR!!"

She added, "Thank you God!  You have answered our prayers!! But it is just the beginning... the first step towards the truth! Full faith on CBI!!"

"Congratulations to my extended Family!! So happy... first step towards victory and unbiased investigation."

Though the Mumbai Police were probing into the suicide, Sushant's father KK Singh lodged a First Information Report (FIR) with Bihar Police alleging that Sushant's girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty had siphoned off Rs 15 crore from his son's account and other accounts of companies floated with his investments.

As per the recommendation by the Bihar government, the death case was handed over to the CBI by the central government. 

However, Rhea, who had earlier requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah for a CBI inquiry into his late boyfriend's death, wanted the case to be transferred to Mumbai Police. 

The suicide has created a ripple effect with several actors and netizens calling out Bollywood biggies for encouraging nepotism, allegedly leading Sushant to commit suicide.

Reacting to the Supreme Court's order of CBI probe into Sushant's death, Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey said, "I have full faith now that the truth will come out now. It is not about me or Bihar Police."

"Today the Supreme Court has agreed that Bihar Police was taking the right decisions," he added.