Sushant Singh Rajput's viscera sample not preserved properly

New Delhi: The forensic team of AIIMS is likely to share its findings with the CBI team in a few days. Meanwhile, it has also been reported that Sushant's viscera was not preserved properly.

The viscera received by the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology at AIIMS is "of very less quantity and degenerated", highly placed sources of the hospital revealed to IANS.

Till late Friday evening, the viscera, which holds the key in ascertaining the cause of death of Sushant Singh Rajput, was being tested at the forensic department of AIIMS in New Delhi.

The AIIMS experts were flown from Delhi to Mumbai to make on the spot assessment of the sequence of events and scrutinise the documents related to forensics.

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20 September 2020

18:02 IST

Asansol-based veteran sculptor Susanta Ray is attracting headlines after crafting a wax statue of Sushant Singh Rajput. Local residents and the media are flocking his residence to catch a glimpse of his new wax creation. "I have never met Sushant Singh Rajput. I made his wax statue only by seeing his photographs. Also, the statue has been made after his death, so the question of taking measurements doesn`t arise. It has a height of 5 feet 10 inches, waist is 34 inches and weighs approximately 22kg," Ray told IANS.

18:00 IST

Actress Suchitra Krishnamoorthi has words of encouragement for actors Shekhar Suman and Ankita Lokhande, who are fighting for justice for late Sushant Singh Rajput. Suchitra tweeted on Saturday evening: "I have had the pleasure and honour of working with India's finest actors. Never been prouder of a colleague as I am of Shekhar Suman. my Ekhaan costar in theatre Integrity is gold. May the force be with you Shekhar."

"And God bless you Ankita Lokhande. It takes courage and character to stand up for the truth against all odds," she wrote in another tweet.

13:32 IST

Earlier, a member of the NCB Special Investigatigation Team (SIT) had tested positive for COVID-19.

13:32 IST

Rohan Talwar has been admitted to JJ Hospital. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) had detained him for his alleged involvement in supplying drugs in Mumbai.

13:31 IST

Rohan Talwar, an alleged drug peddler who was arrested in Mumbai in connection with a drug case, tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, reports news agency ANI.

10:01 IST

By early next week, AIIMS forensic experts and CBI officials will hold conclusive discussion on the cause of death of Sushant Singh Rajput, who was found dead on June 14.

10:00 IST

The Mumbai Police had questioned several witnesses, conducted forensic probes but did not test the crucial viscera sample. Subsequently, on the request of the CBI, leading forensic experts of AIIMS were asked to examine the lapses in the initial investigations, primarily the forensic aspects. The experts were also given the viscera sample.

10:00 IST

After conducting the autopsy on June 15, the medical board comprising five doctors of the Cooper Hospital in Mumbai cited "hanging" as the probable cause of death of Sushant.

10:00 IST

To confirm if Sushant died of suspected poisoning or drug overdose, the viscera analysis has become the most crucial test for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in its medico-legal investigation into the death of the Bollywood star.