Don't know cause of his depression: Sushant's father to cops
Mumbai: Father of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who was found hanging at his apartment here on June 14, told police that he and other family members didn't know the cause behind the actor's depression, a police official said on Wednesday.
Police have so far recorded statements of nine people, including the 34-year-old actor's father KK Singh and his two daughters.
Their statements were recorded on Tuesday before they flew to Delhi after performing the last rites of the actor in Mumbai, the official said.
In his statement, KK Singh told police that family members were unaware of the cause of the actor's depression, the official said.
"So far we have recorded statements of nine persons, including the actor's cook, a caretaker, and managers," a senior officer said.
The actor was found hanging inside his Bandra apartment on Sunday. No suicide note was found at the spot.
Police are also looking into whether Sushant was depressed due to any professional rivalry.
Meanwhile, the police official said that investigators are still clueless about the trigger behind the actor taking the extreme step.
"We are speaking to the people who were close to the actor," he said.
When asked about the course of the investigation, the official said the police are assessing the financial status and business dealings of the actor to identify the cause of his depression.
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh had said that the Mumbai Police will probe into the alleged cause of 'clinical depression owing to the professional rivalry' behind the death of the actor.
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Advocate found dead in car on Nainital court premises
Nainital (PTI): A 55-year-old advocate allegedly died by suicide after shooting himself inside his car at the Nainital district court parking lot here on Monday, police said.
According to the police, Puran Singh Bhakuni, a resident of Mallital, was found in the rear seat of his vehicle with a gunshot wound to his temple.
Police recovered a licensed pistol from his hand and a suicide note from the car’s dashboard. The note stated that Bhakuni was unwell and suffering from depression.
"We received information through lawyers around noon. The deceased was lying in the back seat with a pistol in his hand and blood near his ear," Circle Officer Anjana Negi said.
Forensic teams and ballistic experts reached the spot to collect evidence, as no witness reported hearing the gunshot.
Government counsel Sushil Sharma stated that Bhakuni left home at 9 am and was found dead at 9.30 am.
Sharma raised concerns over the circumstances, noting that the body was in the rear seat, and demanded a thorough probe to rule out foul play. Bhakuni, who worked as a notary, had married six months ago, he said.
Police took the body into custody and sent it for a postmortem to confirm the cause of death.
The forensic laboratory will examine the suicide note and the ballistics of the weapon, the police said, adding that the investigation is ongoing.
