March 20, 2025: In a major revelation that could have far-reaching legal and political consequences, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has submitted Report No. 06 of 2025 before the Bandra Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Mumbai, exposing a false and fabricated FIR filed by actress Rhea Chakraborty against the sisters of the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput and a senior medical officer of Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi.
The report not only declares the FIR baseless and fabricated, but also sets the stage for criminal prosecution of Rhea and others.
As per Writ petition by Sh. Satish Salian, several senior police officers, and top political leaders of the previous Maharashtra government, including then Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, are made accused for their alleged complicity in what is now being treated as a criminal conspiracy to derail justice.
Rhea Chakraborthuy in her FIR, registered on September 7, 2020, as FIR No. 576/2020, named Ms. Mitu Singh, Ms. Priyanka Singh, and Dr. Tarun Kumar, and levelled serious allegations under Sections 306, 420, 464, 465, 466, 468, 120B read with Section 34 of the IPC. Rhea had claimed that:
- The sisters were allegedly trying to “control Sushant’s finances”;
- They had conspired with Dr. Kumar to obtain a forged medical prescription for psychotropic Schedule-H medication;
- The forged prescription was allegedly used to abet Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide.
CBI Debunks Allegations, Declares FIR as Baseless
After a multi-year investigation, the CBI’s report categorically refutes these claims as false, unsubstantiated, and malicious, and finds no evidence to support the alleged abetment or prescription forgery. The report now proves the concern by Sushant’s sisters that the FIR was filed with the deliberate intention to mislead investigators and derail the ongoing probe into the real circumstances surrounding Mr. Rajput’s death.
The report also relies on the findings of the Bombay High Court, which in a previous ruling partially quashed the FIR as against Ms. Mitu Singh, observing that the allegations are speculative, unsupported by prima facie evidence, and continuation of criminal proceedings would amount to an abuse of process.
Following the CBI’s conclusive findings, legal proceedings have now been set in motion for prosecution of Rhea Chakraborty, the concerned police officers who facilitated the registration of the FIR, as well as former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and then Home Minister Anil Deshmukh.
Shri Satish Salian, father of late celebrity manager Disha Salian, has filed a writ petition under Section 379 CrPC before the Hon’ble Bombay High Court, seeking urgent judicial intervention.
Relying on the Supreme Court precedent in Arvinder Singh Bagga v. State of Punjab (1998) 6 SCC 352, the petition demands:
- Issuance of arrest warrants against all accused;
- Registration of a fresh complaint case through the Registrar of the High Court.
The petition emphasizes that the offences committed are serious violations of judicial integrity and must be prosecuted independently from ongoing investigations.
Rhea, Uddhav and others are being prosecuted under serious sections of the Indian Penal Code, including:
- Section 211 – False charge of offence made with intent to injure
- Section 195 – Giving or fabricating false evidence
- Section 166 & 167 – Public servant disobeying law with intent to cause injury
- Section 409 – Criminal breach of trust by public servant
- Sections 120B, 34, 107, 109 IPC – Criminal conspiracy and common intention
The public servants, Police officers and then Ministers who either aided, abetted, or facilitated this malicious prosecution through wilful dereliction of duty, misuse of office, or active connivance, are also liable under Section 409 IPC for criminal breach of trust, which carries the gravest penalty—punishment for life.
Legal experts assert that these are non-bailable offences and constitute crimes against the administration of justice, especially when committed by persons in public office.
No Bail Permissible in Such Cases, Say Supreme Court Judgments
Citing the rulings of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in:
- Ashok Saraogi v. State of Maharashtra 2016 ALL Mr. (Cri.) 3400
- Naveen Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors (2021) 6 SCC 191
the petition argues that such offences—where false accusations and forged documents are used to manipulate judicial or investigative processes—are of such gravity that accused persons are not entitled to anticipatory or regular bail, and must undergo trial in judicial custody.
Teesta Setalvad Case Cited as Precedent
The petition also draws parallels to the recent arrest of activist Teesta Setalvad, who was jailed for allegedly fabricating evidence to falsely implicate senior political leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the Gujarat riot cases. That matter too was treated as an offence against the administration of justice, where bail was denied by High Court to her and other conspirators and criminal conspiracy charges were invoked.
A Watershed Moment in Sushant-Disha Cases
The surfacing of the CBI report and the resulting legal action marks a significant shift in the ongoing narrative surrounding the untimely deaths of Sushant Singh Rajput and Disha Salian. For years, the families of both deceased individuals have alleged cover-ups, political interference, and suppression of crucial forensic and electronic evidence.
With prosecution now being initiated against those who allegedly manipulated the system, this may be the beginning of a long-awaited phase of accountability and judicial truth-finding.
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