Sushant's Detailed Post-Mortem Report Reconfirms the Cause of his Death; CA called in for Interrogation

The Mumbai Police on Wednesday night (June 24, 2020) received the detailed post-mortem report of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

In the detailed post-mortem report, the cause of death has been identified and confirmed as "asphyxia due to hanging." As per the agency reports, the final autopsy report quoted no foul play was involved in the actor’s death. “There were no struggle marks before death or external injuries on Sushant Singh Rajput’s body. His nails were clean and nothing has been found from it,” the report noted, stating that it was ‘a clear case of suicide’.

Sushant's provision post-mortem report was given by three doctors but this final report was analysed by a team of five doctors. The provisional post mortem report of the actor had earlier revealed that the provisional cause of death was asphyxia due to hanging, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abhishek Trimukhe said.

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The actor’s viscera has been preserved and sent for chemical analysis. Police are now awaiting the viscera report.

A police officer from the Bandra police station told the daily that the late actor’s CA named Sanjay Shridhar was called to record his statement in the matter regarding the actor’s financials.

So far, statements of twenty-three people have been recorded by police including Sushant’s father and sisters, his friend and creative content manager; Keshav, the cook; Mohd Shaikh, the locksmith; Shakeel Hussain, the brother of locksmith; Uday Singh Gauri, business manager; Radhika Nihalani, PR manager; Kushal Zaveri, the director of Sushant’s first serial who later became his manager; Mukesh Chhabra, one of his closest friends and ex-publicist, Rohini Iyer, his rumoured girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty and a few more (whose identities haven't been disclosed).

Sushant Singh Rajput left for heavenly abode on June 14, 2020. The actor took his own life by hanging himself from the ceiling fan of his residence in Bandra, Mumbai. His death has left the whole nation shocked and his fans and well-wishers across the globe have demanded for a CBI inquiry into the case as its unbelievable for them to believe that their favorite star can take his own life.

The 34-year-old did not leave any suicide note and this raised a lot of concerns and many suspected foul play in his death. Owing to which the Mumbai Police decided to not just rely on the post mortem report that stated 'death due to hanging' but to also explore other angles that might have instigated the young talent to take the drastic step of ending his life.

The Home Minister of Maharashtra, Anil Deshmukh too assured everyone that the Mumbai Police will thoroughly investigate professional rivalry angle in Sushant's case. In his tweet which he posted on June 15, 2020, Anil wrote: "While the post mortem report says actor Sushant Singh Rajput committed suicide by hanging himself, there are media reports that he allegedly suffered from clinical depression because of professional rivalry. Mumbai Police will probe this angle too."

According to the reports, the actor was suffering from clinical depression. His funeral took place at Vile Parle's crematorium. His co-stars Shraddha Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, Ranvir Shorey and more attended his last journey.

Sushant was last seen in Nitesh Tiwari's 'Chhichhore' co-starring Shraddha Kapoor. He was waiting for the release of his final film 'Dil Bechara'.