'Mumbai Police's conduct raised suspicions,' says former Bihar DGP on Sushant Singh Rajput's death
He, however, refrained from commenting on the CBI's closure report, saying it's a «professional agency».
Speaking on the initial investigation into the actor's death, Pandey alleged that the Mumbai Police «did not cooperate» with the Bihar Police team sent to investigate the case. He claimed that an IPS officer he sent for better coordination was quarantined, and the Bihar Police team was turned away after just five days.
The then Bihar DGP also clarified that he «never claimed» that the actor was murdered, but only that his death was «suspicious» and wanted a thorough investigation.
Speaking to ANI, Pandey stated, «When news of Sushant Singh Rajput's death came, the matter died down within 20 days. After 20 days, his father lodged a case in Patna for the investigation of which a team was sent. But Maharashtra Police did not cooperate. I sent an IPS officer for better coordination. But quarantined him...I don't need to be biased against anyone but during that time, the kind of conduct that was displayed by Mumbai Police caused suspicions in the minds of people in the country.»
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«CBI took over the case and after years...I don't want to say anything. CBI investigated this case, I did not get the chance to investigate. My team was turned away after 5 days and another officer was quarantined for 10 days. So, Bihar Police team did not even get the chance to investigate,» he added.
Pandey expressed concerns that the CBI might not have uncovered all the evidence or that some evidence might have been 'destroyed'.
«There could still be a suspicion that CBI did not get all evidence or maybe some evidence was even destroyed. But I never said that Sushant Singh Rajput was murdered...I just said that it was a