Actor Ankita Lokhande on Wednesday said that she has never claimed that Sushant Singh Rajput was “murdered” but wants “justice” for her “late friend” and his family.
Rajput, 34, was found dead in his Bandra apartment in June. His death has sparked tons of controversy within the media.
Lokhande, who met Rajput on the sets of television program “Pavitra Rishta” and dated him till 2016, had posted “Justice” on her Twitter wall after Rajput’s girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty was arrested by NCB.
Chakraborty, who has been accused of abetting Rajput’s suicide by his family, was arrested on Tuesday, by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) during a drugs case linked to the late actor’s death.
Following Chakraborty’s arrest, Lokhande tweeted, “Nothing happens accidentally , by fate. You create your own fate by your actions. That’s Karma.”
Now Lokhande has opened about her reasons to face with Rajput’s family as she shared a press release on her social media handles.
“I again clarify, for the rationale time and again being asked by the media to me on whether I feel it is a murder or suicide? I even have never said it is a murder or anyone especially is responsible.
“I always have encouraged justice for my late friend SSR and stood by the bereaved family and truth should be brought out by the investigating agencies,” Lokhande wrote in her statement.
Calling herself a”Maharashtrian and an Indian citizen”, the actor said she has total faith within the government and central investigative agencies.
Lokhande also said that a lot of people have called her names but she never skilled anything and came forward to talk about Rajput once they were together.
“I only came forward to narrate about SSR and his psychological state till 2016,” she added.
Addressing her “haters”, Lokhande said Chakraborty was the closest person to the actor then she shouldn’t have let him consume drugs.
“When she alright knew about his psychological state by publicly stating that he was in depression. Should she have allowed a depressed man to consume drugs? How is that getting to help?
“His condition would deteriorate to A level that might make a person take the action that SSR has allegedly taken. She was the closest person to him at that point ,” Lokhande claimed.
The actor said that on one hand, Chakraborty was coordinating with Rajput’s doctors regarding his health issues, but on the opposite hand, she was “coordinating drug logistics for him”.
“Would anyone, who claims to possess loved someone so deeply, allow the opposite person to consume drugs claiming to understand his psychological state and condition? Would you are doing that? i do not think anyone would. So how can it not be seen as an act of carelessness and irresponsibility?” Lokhande claimed.
The actor also raised questions on why Rajput’s family wasn’t informed about his depression also as his issues with drugs.