On Tuesday, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said the investigation into actor Sushant Singh Rajput death case has gone in different direction.
Speaking to reporters in Pandharpur in Solapur district, Mr Pawar appeared questioning the progress made by the CBI in its investigation of the case, which was initially probed by the Mumbai Police.
He also ruled out any politics behind the much-talked meeting between Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut and senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis last week.
Speaking on Sushant Singh Rajput case, he said, “It could be because the Central government did not have trust in Mumbai Police that is why the probe in the case was given to another agency (CBI).”
“What light they (CBI) have shed on the case, we have not yet seen. Suicide (angle) aside, now strange things are coming to the fore. Now the investigation in the case has gone in different direction,” he said, adding that things will become clear once the truth comes out.
The veteran politician was apparently referring the the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) wideninng its probe into alleged Bollywood-drug nexus arising out of the Rajput death case.
Asked about Mr Athawale’s comments, Mr Pawar said: Does his (Ramdas Athawale’s) party have a single MLA or an MP? He speaks, gives advice, but nobody takes him seriously, neither in Parliament nor outside.
