The central government on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will probe the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The Centre said it has accepted the recommendation of the Bihar government in this matter.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Nitish Kumar government of Bihar had officially recommended a CBI probe into Sushant Singh Rajput's death after a series of competing claims made by the Bihar Police and the Mumbai Police on the matter.

Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead in his Mumbai flat on June 14. The Mumbai Police initially called it a suicide but chatter on social media refused to believe the police's version, and a campaign for probe by the CBI began.

The family of Sushant Singh Rajput maintained silence for a few weeks before they approached the Bihar Police to lodge an FIR seeking a probe into the death of the actor.

A special team has been formed to investigate the case. Here are the details:

1. The special team will be headed by Manoj Sashidhar, IPS, Gujarat Cadre.

2. DIG Gagandeep Ghambir to supervise the probe.

3. Anil Yadav will be the investigation officer.

4. Officers are already in touch with Bihar police for documents.

Actor Rhea Chakraborty has been asked to appear before the Enforcement Directorate on Friday in an investigation into suspected money laundering surrounding Sushant Singh Rajput's death. The 34-year-old had died by suicide last month, the Mumbai Police had said.
The Enforcement Directorate, which investigates financial crimes, had filed a money laundering case last week over "suspicious transactions" worth Rs 15 crore in connection with the death of the Bollywood actor.

The case was filed after the agency took note of a First Information Report or FIR by Bihar Police, which was investigating the actor's death and financial transactions based on a complaint by his family.

Sources in the agency had told NDTV it had registered an ECIR (Enforcement Case Information Report) on Friday and that it would "look into the allegation of suspicious transactions in the bank account of the actor. Suspected persons will be issued summons early next week to join the probe".

While Rhea Chakraborty has been asked to appear before the Enforcement Directorate at 11:30 am in Mumbai, her chartered accountant has been summoned tomorrow.

Sushant Singh Rajput, a rising star in Hindi films, was found dead in his Mumbai apartment on June 14. The Mumbai Police said it was suicide and has questioned over 50 people on allegations that the actor was suffering from depression and had felt sidelined because of cut-throat rivalries in the film industry.

The Bihar Police launched a parallel probe last week after the actor's father filed a complaint against Rhea Chakraborty, accusing her of transferring money from his account, mentally harassing him and driving him to suicide. The complaint alleged that Rs 15 crore was missing from Sushant Singh's account.