Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide: Case filed against Karan Johar, Salman Khan, Ekta Kapoor in Bihar

A case has been filed in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur against prominent Bollywood personalities in the wake of actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. Sushant reportedly died by suicide at his Mumbai home on June 14. He was 34. His death has triggered a debate around nepotism and the treatment of outsiders in Bollywood.

According to reports, advocate Sudhir Kumar Ojha has filed a case against eight members of the Hindi film industry, including Karan Johar, Salman Khan, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ekta Kapoor. Sudhir has claimed in his complaint that Sushant was removed from seven films and some of his projects were not released, leading him to take an extreme step. The case has been filed under sections 306 (abetment of suicide), 109 (punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code, ANI reported.

Responding to the allegations, Ekta Kapoor wrote on Instagram, “Thank you for the case for not casting Sushant....when actually I LAUNCHED HIM. I’m beyond upset at how convoluted theories can be! Please let family and friends mourn in peace! Truth shall prevail.”