Centre accepts Bihar's request for CBI probe

New Delhi: The Centre has approved Bihar government's demand for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigate into the death case of Sushant Singh Rajput, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The Bihar government, led by Nitish Kumar, suggested the CBI inquiry into the case on Tuesday.

The Chief Minister said that Sushant's father KK Singh told to Bihar Director General of Police (DGP) and gave his agreement for the same. 

In the meantime, the Supreme Court is hearing Sushant's ex-girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty's application seeking direction for the transfer of inquiry from Patna to Mumbai in the death case. Senior advocate Shyam Divan represented Rhea while Senior lawyer Mukul Rohatgi appeared for the Bihar government.

He had said that the petition filed by Chakraborty in the Supreme Court demanding that the Bihar Police had no jurisdiction to inquire the case will continue.

"Having understood that Bihar has no authority, this unlawful method has been accepted. Otherwise, you are involvement in the federal structure of our nation in a backdoor manner. It hints the very root of the federal structure," Maneshinde had said.