Maharashtra and Bihar Police have come face to face in the investigation over Sushant Singh Rajput mysterious death. Patna’s SP Vinay Tiwari, who arrived in Mumbai on Sunday for investigation, was quarantined by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Putting a quarantine seal on his hand, he has been asked to stay in a house until further orders. Meaning that they will no longer be able to meet anyone for investigation.
Mumbai Police of “forcibly” quarantining an Bihar officer who was sent to Mumbai to lead the investigation.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has reacted to the tussle, saying, “Whatever happened to him (the officer) is not right.”
Nitish Kumar said this morning, “Whatever happened to him (the police officer) is not right. It is not political. Bihar Police is carrying out its duty. Our DGP will speak to them.” He said Bihar Police is simply carrying out its duty as per law.
The Bihar police chief, in late-night tweets, alleged that a senior IPS officer sent from Patna was “forcibly quarantined” by civic authorities in Mumbai.
“IPS officer Vinay Tiwari reached Mumbai today from Patna on official duty to lead the police team there but he has been forcibly quarantined by BMC officials at 11pm today,” Bihar Director General of Police (DGP) Gupteshwar Pandey tweeted late last night, along with a photo of the officer’s hand that has a quarantine stamp showing the isolation period till August 15.
“He was not provided accommodation in the IPS Mess despite request and was staying in a guest house in Goregaw (Goregaon),” the Bihar police chief said.
“There is no question of non-cooperation. We are legally examining whether they (Bihar Police) have jurisdiction or not in the Sushant Singh Rajput case. Still, if they’ve got jurisdiction, then they should prove it,” Mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh said.
Vinod Mishra, a corporator and BJP leader in Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), said, “I condemn this incident. I would like to ask Maharashtra Chief Minister and Home Minister that the entire country wants to solve Sushant Singh Rajput’s death mystery. Bihar Police officials have been coming to Mumbai nowadays in connection with this case but you are not supporting them. You did not quarantine them but when an IPS officer came ahead to solve this case, he was forcibly quarantined.”
