Shiv Sena on SC order for CBI probe into Sushant Singh Rajput case
Mumbai: In the aftermath of a major setback as the Supreme Court ordered a CBI probe in the Sushant Singh Rajput case, the ruling alliance partner in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena, on Wednesday said that raising doubts on the capability of Mumbai Police is “a conspiracy against the city police”.
In his first reaction to the Supreme Court ruling, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said, “The Mumbai Police are fully capable of doing a good investigation… They investigated the matter with complete integrity.”
He, however, said that those in the government who know the law, the Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh or the Advocate General can talk about it but it would not be fit for him to comment on the verdict of Supreme Court.
Raut reiterated that Maharashtra is known for always striving for truth and justice and always ensuring that everybody — big or small — is not above the law and all can expect to get justice.
“The Supreme Court has given its verdict. It is not right to make political comments. Our state’s justice system has always been one of the best in the country. No one is above law here and to provide justice to all has been the norm,” Raut added.
The apex court judgement, while observing that the Mumbai Police did not err in the probe in any manner, also said it was wrong to create hurdles in the way of the Bihar Police team investigating the case in Mumbai.
When questioned about Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray, Sanjay Raut said not to bring his name, but remained silent whether the state government would challenge the apex court ruling.
Raut had consistently opposed the move to hand over the probe to the CBI in the Sushant Singh Rajput case.
