How the media test of a Bollywood actress exploded with smoke

Bollywood actress, Rhea Chakrabrange, was called “a gold search engine” and “a murderer.” She was embarrassed and spent 27 days in prison after a vicious media campaign full of hate in 2020 claimed that she had been involved in the death of her boyfriend actor, Sushant Singh Rajput.

Now, the federal investigators of India have told a court that Rajput, a rising star in the popular Hindi film industry in India, died for suicide and that neither Chakraborty nor his family had a role in his death.

In a statement shared with the BBC, the main lawyer satisfied Maneshinde, who fought against the case of Chakraborty, said that the Central Research Office (CBI) had “investigated thoroughly all aspects of the case from all angles and closed it.”

The conclusions have been presented in a special court in Mumbai, which will now decide whether to close the case or order more investigation.

Maneshinde said that Chakraborty went through “innumerable miseries” and was imprisoned “without his fault.”

“The false narration in social networks and electronic media was not totally unnecessary,” he said, asking the media chiefs to “reflect on what they did.”

“Innocent people were persecuted and parade before the media and research authorities. I hope this is not repeated in any case.”

Meanwhile, the feminist lawyer Payal Chawla described the “misogynist narrative that surrounds Chakraborty” as “deeply worrying” and said that the case “should serve as a warning reminder of the dangers of being critical.”

Chakraborty herself has not offered any comments since CBI’s news wants to close the case she broke over the weekend. On Monday, he was seen visiting a temple along with his brother and his father, who were also appointed in a police complaint filed by Rajput’s death.

Perhaps the only sign that the family feels claimed comes from their brother Showik, who spent three months in prison before being released on bail. He shared a photo With Rhea and the “Satyamev Jayate” legend – Sanskrit for “the truth only prevails.”

Rajput was found dead in his Mumbai apartment on June 14, 2020. Mumbai’s police said the 34 -year -old man had mental health problems, so he was under treatment, and seemed to have taken his life.

Chakraborty, who had been dating Rajput for a year and lived with him, had gone to live with his parents a few days before his death.

“Still struggling to face my emotions … an irreparable numbness in my heart … I will never reach an agreement that you are no longer here,” he wrote later on social networks about his pain.

But in a matter of weeks, the actress found himself in the center of a fire storm after Rajput’s father filed a police complaint, accusing Chakrabrange of stealing her son’s money and contributing to her suicide. He also denied that his son had mental health problems.

The Rajput family has not commented on the latest developments on their death.

Chakraborty, who constantly denied all the accusations against him, appealed to the government to order a fair investigation into death.

However, the tragedy, which occurred in the midst of an enclosure while India was fighting with the coronavirus pandemic, became the history of a major stellar schedule for a nation attached to its televisions.

And Chakraborty became the issue of misogynist abuse, and the Trolls called it “Witch”, a “fortune hunter”, a “ground of the mafia” and “sexual bait to catch the rich men.” He received threats of rape and death.

Some of the most high profile television presenters of India dedicated all their programs to discuss the case, describing her as a “manipulat” woman who “made black magic” and “led Sushant to Suicide.”

A video that went viral at that time showed a prominent hysterically gesturing news presenter and accusing Chakraborty of being “a pharmacy.” Another channel had a female presenter on the live set, claiming that he had “a bag of documents” that could prove the actress’s guilt.

The vicious hate campaign continued until Chakrabrange was arrested three months after Rajput’s death.

She was released a month later and since then she has tried her hand in motivational Speaking and has now reinvented herself as a businesswoman who has launched a clothing line and her own podcast with celebrities interviews. She is also doing a reality show.

Chakraborty has also talked about his terrible experience, including the way he insults and the murder of characters cost his work and how his family was also harassed.

“I tried to contact people in the industry (from the Hindi movie), asking for roles, any role. But then I realized that people did not choose you for everything that had happened,” Bombay’s humans told the humans last year.

“I was very angry for a long time. But it gave me acidity and suffered intestinal problems. Then, it became important for me,” he said, adding that “I have not forgiven everyone. Some people are on my success list.

It is not clear what action is contemplating against those who vilely, but many now suggest in social networks that demand them for damages.

Although the actress or her lawyer has not yet said what they intend to do, the Namita Bhandare columnist points out that seeking compensation in India, with her judicial overload and millions of pending judicial cases, is anything but easy.

“A defamation case can continue for a decade and possibly apologize at the end. So, would you bother do that?”

According to Mrs. Bhadare, Chakrabrange “became expendable in the search for a juicy story” since she “was not a great name and had no powerful people who backed her in the film industry.”

What happened, continued the columnist, “agreed with traditional Indian thought” to blame the female couple behind, and also highlighted the “dark side of social networks, which tends to find a villain and then dedicates itself to demolishing their reputation.”

Some of the videos of outstanding news presenters who make defamatory comments against Chakraborty have now resurfaced and share widely on social networks. Many people, including some of Bollywood’s colleagues of the actress, demand that the presenters apologize to her.

“You were in a witch hunt. You caused a deep anguish and harassment only for the TRP (a metric used to evaluate the advertising scope). Excuse me. That is the least you can do,” said Bollywood actress, day Mirza on Instagram.

The journalist Rohini Singh appointed specific television channels and asked if they would apologize to Chakraborty.

“If they have Any Shame, Any Shred of Human Decency They Should Issue a Grovelling Apology for Slandering Her, Telling Outrageous Lies, Getting Her Imprisoned Only Base The Were Determined To Run An Agenda,” She aware In X.

The problem was also raised in Parliament on Tuesday. The journalist converted into MP Sagarika Ghosh questioned the murder of the character to which Chakraborty was subjected.

“The news channels made motivated campaigns against her. Today it has proven to be innocent. But who will return those years when he suffered so much humiliation by the media?” She asked.

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