Rhea Chakraborty files fresh plea in Supreme Court alleging media trial

New Delhi : Rhea Chakraborty had filed a fresh plea in the Supreme Court seeking protection from the ongoing media trial and efforts to pronounce her guilty for the death of Sushant Singh Rajput.

In a fresh affidavit filed in the Supreme Court, the actress alleged that she has already been condemned by media even before a fowl-play in the death of Sushant Singh Rajput is established.

Mentioning the upcoming Bihar elections and the Chief Minister of Bihar as reportedly being responsible for the registration of FIR in Patna the affidavit state that the issue of the actor’s demise has been hyped.

In an appeal to the Supreme Court, the actress has also requested that she should not be made scapegoat of political agendas.

Rhea’s plea at the Supreme Court seeking the transfer of the FIR registered against her by KK Singh from Bihar police to the Mumbai Police will be heard on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the centre had notified the apex court that it had accepted the plea by the Bihar government to have the case investigated by the CBI. The centre moved the Supreme Court seeking to make itself a party to actress Rhea Chakraborty's plea for transferring the FIR to Mumbai.

According to the FIR, Rhea among 5 others have been accused of abetment to suicide, theft and other charges.