Finally, central government has given approval for a CBI probe into Sushant Singh Rajput's death case. People and fans were already seeking such a CBI probe ever since Sushant died, but government has granted it only now, after about 2 months. A few questions are natural to come. Why now?
If you notice the timing and sequence of events, it would become clear. Due to no suicide note found and some pictures of his dead body leaked in the media, people and fans became too curious to know the "whole story" of his death and started asking for a CBI probe. But govt did not budge. Maharashtra govt said that it would not allow CBI inquiry and no one thought CBI inquiry could be done if Bihar state govt asked for it, and hence no one expected it from Bihar CM Nitish Kumar. But it is safe to assume that if Central govt thought that this case deserved a CBI inquiry, it would have got the necessary procedure done. For the record, Rajya Sabha member Dr. Subramanian Swamy had already officially requested CBI inquiry by writing a letter to our PM. Afterwards, PIL was filed in Supreme Court demanding CBI inquiry but Supreme Court said a clear "no". Then, how could we get CBI inquiry even after Supreme Court said no?
Perhaps Modi Govt thought that Supreme Court would accept CBI probe and govt won't have to take the decision. "Sanp bhi mar gaya, lathi bhi nahi tuti". Because once Govt allowed CBI probe in a celebrity's death, everyone will demand the same next time something similar happened. And government won't like to keep sending CBI to inquire into each celebrity's controversial death. CBI is more for probes into political or an event of national importance. So that explains why central government was not taking a decision on this earlier.
So what changed now that govt did it? I think it is opposition parties' response and public anger which the govt thought could become issue in upcoming Bihar Election. Bihar Election is due in October 2020. Opposition parties were already making Sushant's death a big issue, e.g. Pappu Yadav or Tejaswi Yadav. Why should Nitish Kumar and BJP allow them to earn all the brownie points? So, they went for the CBI probe. CBI probe was also done perhaps since it had implications in Maharashtra politics. CBI probe would show Shivsena down, since Shivsena had clearly taken a stand that it won't allow CBI probe into the case. When Bihar Police went to Mumbai for probe, local administration did not cooperate and the forced quarantine of IPS Vinay Tiwari was clearly a case of mischief. Public opinion was totally against Shivsena Govt and BJP won't want to miss the chance to appear as a flag bearer of justice.
Then, I think the manner in which CBI probe was achieved looks like a well thought-out plan.
If Sushant's father had some facts, he could have submitted those to Mumbai Police. But a new FIR specifically against Rhea clearly tells that it was a "well thought out plan" at highest level in Bihar politics.
Now a question arises: Whether CBI Inquiry really be impartial? There are reasons to doubt this.
The manner in which Rhea has been painted as a "culprit" in the eyes of the public, tells that perhaps CBI will try hard to frame her even if she was remotely connected to Sushant's suicide. But CBI is a reputed organization and we all expect it to be impartial. It is Bihar elections which are making me worried. Whether BJP will misuse CBI to make populist statements and will it cause problem for people like Rhea even if they are innocent? Only time will tell.
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