(Riya Saha, Intern Journalist) A Bihar court on Wednesday dismissed the petition accusing Bollywood bigwigs such as Salman Khan, Ekta Kapoor, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, and Karan Johar, among others, of abetting actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide.
Chief Judicial Magistrate Mukesh Kumar dismissed the petition filed by local advocate Sudhir Kumar Ojha, pointing out that the matter lay outside the court’s jurisdiction.
The petition was filed after barely three days after Sushant Singh Rajput was found hanging at his Mumbai residence on 14 June.
“I will challenge the CMJ’s decision before the district court. Bihar is in pain over the death of Sushant Singh Rajput. We must act to bring those, who drove a jovial young man like him to take such an extreme step, to justice,” he told reporters.
Many film personalities especially those hailing from Bihar including Shekhar Suman and actor-politician, have suggested foul play in the Patna-born actor’s death and sought a CBI inquiry.