SSR Case: Here’s What AIIMS Director Says

The AIIMS forensic panel has ruled out a murder claim in the Sushant Singh Rajput case in its "conclusive medico-legal" opinion to CBI, dismissing the theories of poisoning and strangling. "There were no injuries on the body other than of hanging. There were no marks of struggle/scuffle on the body and clothes of the deceased," said Dr Sudhir Gupta, Chairman of AIIMS Forensic Medical Board formed in Sushant Singh Rajput death case.

Poisoning was just one of the theories in circulation after doubts were raised by the actor's family and others who have been contesting the Mumbai Police assessment, based on the autopsy, that Sushant died by suicide. As per reports, the CBI is likely to continue its probe into "abetment to suicide". In a statement on Monday, the CBI said it was conducting a "professional investigation" where "all aspects are being looked at and no aspect has been ruled out".

Sushant Singh Rajput's family's lawyer, Vikas Singh, had earlier claimed that as per an AIIMS doctor, the cause of the actor's death was "200% strangulation". Vikas Singh had said, "Getting frustrated by the delay in CBI taking a decision to convert abetment to suicide to murder of SSR [Sushant Singh Rajput]. The Doctor who is part of AIIMS team had told me long back that the photos sent by me indicated 200% that it’s death by strangulation and not suicide."

Dr Sudhir Gupta had termed these claims as "incorrect" and had said in response to Vikas Singh, "The investigation is still going on. What he is saying is not correct. We can’t conclude simply on murder or suicide based on just ligature marks and scene of crime. Need more investigation which is still going on and not concluded."