How Sushant Singh Rajput case was twisted for political gains https://youtu.be/bn3p6tEEjs8?t=205 Let Me Explain Mar 31, 2025 In the aftermath of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, journalism on news channels sank to a new low. Anchors morphed into self-styled crusaders, filling primetime with relentless speculation. Conspiracy theories spiraled out of control. Five years later, the Central Bureau of Investigation confirmed Rajput’s death was a suicide, absolving his then girlfriend and actor Rhea Chakraborty of all charges.
In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna examines how the media exploited the tragedy and with no proof, vilified Rhea Chakraborty, branding her a gold-digger, manipulator, and drug supplier, and accusing her of pushing Rajput to suicide. She also dissects how BJP leaders politicised the tragedy, and how vital conversations on mental health were silenced.
https://www.thequint.com/videos/news-videos/rhea-chakraborty-media-lynching-sushant-singh-rajput-cbi-closure-report Before the legal system could do its job, social media had already pronounced Rhea guilty. Hashtags like #JusticeForSSR were weaponized to paint a narrative. Among the loudest voices were now BJP MP and actor Kangana Ranaut. An independent woman herself, she called Rhea a ‘gold digger’. Pradeep Bhandari, a former journalist and now a BJP figure, played a key role in this smear campaign. He, along with his former boss, hounded Rhea and her family, claiming to ‘fight for justice.’ News anchor Navika Kumar, who once boasted about possessing ‘bags full of evidence,’ c couldn’t provide any to the CBI.
Hounded and not guilty: A Bollywood media trial blows up in smoke https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwygd3w1l77o She was slut-shamed and spent 27 days in prison after a hate-filled vicious media campaign in 2020 alleged she had been involved in the death of her actor boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput.