indiaUpdated: Aug 19, 2020 19:31 ISTThe Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a CBI probe into the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The Supreme Court said that an inquiry under section 174 is limited in scope and cannot be equated to a full-fledged investigation. The Supreme Court, however, turned this down stating that registration of an FIR is mandated when information on a cognizable offence is received by the police. Moreover, Rhea herself had called for CBI investigation, the court added. However, that does not bar constitutional courts (i.e high courts and Supreme Court) from recommending CBI probe as has been held in a long line of Supreme Court judgments in the past, the court said.

Source: Hindustan Times August 19, 2020 12:31 UTC