Saurabh Gupta

Sushant Singh Rajput's Friend Siddharth Pithani Summoned By Probe Agency

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Saurabh Gupta; Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday August 7, 2020

Siddharth Pithani, a friend of actor Sushant Singh Rajput who lived with him for some time, has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate on Saturday.

Sushant Rajput Case: Rhea Chakraborty Questioned For 9 Hours By Enforcement Directorate

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Saurabh Gupta; Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday August 7, 2020

Actor Rhea Chakraborty has been questioned for more than nine hours by the Enforcement Directorate in the Sushant Singh Rajput investigation after her request to put it off was rejected by the agency this morning. She, her brother Showik Chakraborty and former manager Shruti Modi were questioned in separate rooms at the agency's office in Mumbai, s...

Mumbai's Colaba Sees Heaviest Single-Day Rain In August In 46 Years

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta and Purva Chitnis, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Thursday August 6, 2020

South Mumbai's Colaba area, which includes iconic landmarks such as the Gateway of India, reported its heaviest single-day rainfall in August in 46 years on Wednesday, when rains and cyclonic winds reaching speeds of up to 107kmph hit the city and its neighbouring areas, disrupting suburban train and bus services and throwing normal life out of gea...

"Patently Illegal": Mumbai Cop On Sushant Rajput's Relative's Request

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Thursday August 6, 2020

The Mumbai Police has denied allegations that they did not act on a warning by the family of actor Sushant Singh Rajput of a threat to him. The police said Mr Rajput's brother-in-law, who is a police officer, had been using his influence to sort out the actor's lack of contact with his family, allegedly at the behest of his girlfriend Rhea Chakrabo...

"Use Zoom, Google Meet": Mumbai Civic Body On Bihar Officer's Isolation

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Wednesday August 5, 2020

Rejecting Bihar's demand to release the Indian Police Service officer Vinay Tiwari - who arrived in Mumbai last week to probe actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death - from forced quarantine, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, in a letter on Tuesday, said the officer has the option to connect with his Maharashtra counterparts via internet plat...

Heavy Rain, Strong Winds Batter Mumbai, Chief Minister Takes Stock

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Wednesday August 5, 2020

Mumbai Rain Updates: Torrential rain and waterlogging disrupted normal life in Mumbai the second straight day. A Red is already in place for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Palghar since Tuesday. The Mumbai weather office said, "one more day of intense rain likely" in the city. Maximum impact was on the western suburbs with rainfall more than 150 mm reco...

After Sushant Singh Rajput's Death, Personal Attacks Made On Me: Aaditya Thackeray

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Deepshika Ghosh | Tuesday August 4, 2020

Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray today lashed out at "dirty politics" over the Sushant Singh Rajput case after his name popped up in speculative reports and in theories floating online.

Sushant Singh Rajput Had Googled His Name Hours Before Death: Mumbai Cops

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Deepshika Ghosh | Tuesday August 4, 2020

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput was taking medication for bipolar disorder in the months before his death, it has emerged from doctors, according to the Mumbai Police.

Patna vs Mumbai Police On Cop's "Forced Quarantine"; Nitish Kumar Speaks

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Manish Kumar; Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday August 3, 2020

The turf war between Bihar Police and Mumbai Police over the probe into the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput took a more serious turn after the Bihar police chief accused Mumbai Police of "forcibly" quarantining an officer sent to Mumbai to lead the probe. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has reacted to the tussle, saying it is "not political".

Patna Cops Moving In BMW, Jaguar For Sushant Rajput Case Grabs Attention

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Deepshika Ghosh | Friday July 31, 2020

A police team from Bihar had a late start to the Sushant Singh Rajput death investigations but has refused to let that cramp its groove. In Mumbai for the past three days, the Patna police team has captured attention for its choice of transport.

Bihar Cops Probe 2 Firms Of Sushant Rajput, Rhea Chakraborty, Money Trail

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Debanish Achom | Friday July 31, 2020

The investigation into the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput will follow the money trail, the Bihar Police which is running a parallel probe have said. The actor's family had filed a cheating case against his girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty.

What Sushant Singh Rajput's Father Accuses Rhea Chakraborty Of: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Deepshika Ghosh | Wednesday July 29, 2020

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput's father has accused his friend Rhea Chakraborty, also an actor, of driving him to suicide after cheating him, taking money from him and abandoning him. After he filed an FIR in Bihar's Patna yesterday, a police team has travelled to Mumbai. Rhea Chakraborty filed a petition today in the Supreme Court asking that all inve...

CEO Of Karan Johar's Dharma Productions Joins Sushant Rajput Death Probe

India News | Reported By Saurabh Gupta, Sunil Kumar Singh; Edited by Swati Bhasin | Tuesday July 28, 2020

The chief executive officer of Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar's Dharma Productions recorded his statement today in the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Apoorva Mehta reached the Amboli police station at around 12 pm.

Nurses In Pune's Top Hospital On Strike Against 12-Hr Shifts In PPE Kits

Pune News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Tuesday July 28, 2020

Amid rising cases of COVID-19 in Pune, more than 150 nurses at the premier Jehangir Hospital have struck work since Sunday over complaints of poor salary and 12-hour work shifts in PPE kits leading to severe dehydration. However, critical care and emergency services at the hospital, which is also treating coronavirus patients, have remained unaffec...

Mumbai Sees Lowest Single-Day Covid Cases In 3 Months

Mumbai News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Tuesday July 28, 2020

On a day Mumbai recorded its highest coronavirus testing figures with almost 9,000 tests, only around 700 positive cases were reported from these tests. From the 8,776 tests conducted on Monday, around 700 samples were positive, which is the lowest in the last 100 days.