Bhansali couldn't work with Sushant due to date issues: Police
Mumbai: Mumbai Police on Tuesday said Bollywood director Sanjay Leela Bhansali was planning to cast late actor Sushant Singh Rajput in four films, but due to unavailability of his dates the movies were offered to other actors.
Rajput (34) was found hanging at his suburban Bandra residence on June 14.
The Bandra police, who are probing professional rivalry angle in the case of Rajput's death, recorded the statement of Bhansali on Monday. During questioning, it came to light that Rajput was not able to work with Bhansali as his dates were not available, said a senior police officer probing the case.
The police are probing why Rajput was not able to do films with Bhansali and are examining his contracts with other production houses.
All important details in the case are being investigated, the official said, adding that the police have so far recorded statements of 34 people, including Rajputs family members, close friends and colleagues.
The police are also waiting for a response from Twitter on the alleged tweets posted from Rajput's micro- blogging handle and circulated on social media just before his death, he said.
The official also said the CCTV footage of the building where Rajput resided has been taken into custody for investigation. There was no CCTV installed in the late actor's house, he added.
The police earlier sent viscera from the actor's body and the gown which he allegedly used to hang himself for chemical and forensic analysis at the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) in suburban Kalina. The forensic lab report is awaited, the official said.
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Neha Hiremath murder case: Muslims hold protest demanding severe punishment for accused
Hubli/Belagavi: Members of the Muslim Community have condemned the brutal killing of a Congress corporator’s daughter, Neha Hiremath in Hubli on April 18, Thursday.
The Hubli Police have arrested Fayaz, a resident of Munavalli near Savadatti in Belagavi, in connection with the case. He was produced before the court and was sentenced to 14-day judicial custody.
Meanwhile, several individuals from both the Hindu and Muslim community jointly held a protest against the murder holding photos of Neha on the Sankeshwar-Savadatti highway. They demanded severe punishment against Fayaz for stabbing Neha.
In Hubli, Muslim community expressed strong condemnations and demanded severe punishment for the accused. The presidents of Alnavara, Kundagola, Kalaghatagi, Hubli and Dharwad Anjumans have requested the commissioner to take action to punish the accused severely.
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According to reports, Leaders of Anjuman Dharwad have also visited the police department to request action in this regard.
Social organisation, Anjuman-e-Islam Hubli, has also written to the Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah demanding severe punishment to the accused.
In their letter, the organisation condemned the incident and called for a fair and impartial investigation into the matter ‘without any political or communal color.’
