Sushant Singh Rajput death Aditya Chopra records his statement

    Mumbai, Jul 18 (PTI) Filmmaker and Yash Raj Films
(YRF) chairman Aditya Chopra on Saturday recorded his
statement with the Mumbai Police in connection with actor
Sushant Singh Rajput death case, an official said.
    Police have sought information about a contract signed
between Rajput and YRF from Chopra who visited Versova police
station this morning and left after four hours, the official
said.
    The "Chhichore" actor, 34, was found hanging at his
apartment in Mumbai on June 14. No suicide note was found from
the spot by the police.
    The police are investigating allegations that
professional rivalry, besides clinical depression, drove the
actor to suicide.
    Police are also trying to understand the reason behind
Rajput ending his contract with YRF, the official said.
    Earlier, the police had recorded statement of YRF's
casting director Shanoo Sharma.
    The police had recorded statements of 34 persons,
including Rajput's family members and close friends like
actors Rhea Chakraborty and Sanjana Sanghi, in connection with
the case.
    Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Friday
dismissed the need for a CBI probe into the death case of
Rajput, saying the Mumbai police are capable of handling the
matter.
    On Thursday, Rhea Chakraborty demanded a CBI inquiry
to understand what "pressures" prompted Rajput to take the
extreme step of suicide.
    Rajput starred in films such as 'Shuddh Desi Romance',
'Raabta', 'Kedarnath' and 'Sonchiriya'. But his most prominent
role came as cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the biopic, 'MS
Dhoni: The Untold Story'. PTI DC
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