Rhea Chakraborty seeks ED to postpone statement till SC hearing

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Actor Rhea Chakraborty, accused of abetting Bollywood star Sushant Singh Rajputs suicide, on Friday sought the Enforcement Directorate

Rhea Chakraborty

Mumbai: Actor Rhea Chakraborty, accused of abetting Bollywood star Sushant Singh Rajputs suicide, on Friday sought the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to postpone recording of her statement in the money laundering case lodged by it till her plea in the Supreme Court is heard.

Chakraborty advocate Satish Maneshinde said the actor would not appear before the ED, which has summoned her on Friday, till the Supreme Court hears her plea.

Rajputs father K K Singh had on July 25 filed a complaint with the Patna police against Chakraborty and a few of her relatives, accusing them of cheating and abetting his son’s suicide.

Based on the complaint, the Patna police had filed an FIR against Chakraborty and others.

The ED had on July 31 registered money laundering case against Chakraborty and her family, and directed her to appear before the central agency's Mumbai office on August 7.

She has requested for a postponement of recording her statement till the Supreme Court hearing, he said.

Maneshinde said the ED has not yet responded to the request.