Sushant Singh Rajput suffered from bipolar disorder?

Mumbai : In a recent development in late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's case, one of three psychiatrists have revealed that the late actor had bipolar disorder.

The statement was recorded with Mumbai police, when the psychiatrists were being questioned by Bandra Police in late actor’s suicide case.

According to reports, the Bandra Police had recorded statements of three psychiatrists and one psychotherapist. The other remaining doctors, in their statement, have revealed that the actor used to lead a stressful life but an cause for depression was not ruled out.

An officer on the condition of anonymity, revealed that Sushant visited each doctor not more than twice or thrice. "The actor used to change his doctors after two to three visits. He has not visited the three psychiatrists more than three times each. The doctor he last visited had given him some medicines for the disease he was diagnosed with but the actor took them for about two months. He had consulted the psychiatrist over phone during lockdown but he did not follow his advice," the officer revealed to Mid-Day. 

DCP Abhishek Trimukhe, Zone IX, said, "The Bandra police have recorded the statements of the three psychiatrists and one psychotherapist with respect to Sushant's death." 

It mat be noted here that, the late actor began visiting these doctors from November 2019. One of the doctors in his statement revealed that the medication prescribed needs to be taken for a longer duration, but Sushant stopped consuming it once he started to feel better.

Meanhile, Journalist and film critic Rajeev Masand also recorded his statement.

So far, the police have recorded statements of over 36 people, including director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bollywood casting director Mukesh Chhabra, actress Sanjana Sanghi, filmmaker Aditya Chopra and Rajput’s friend Sandip Singh, among others. Rajput’s friend, actor Rhea Chakraborty, has also given her statement to the police.