Who benefitted from Sushant Singh’s death?: Unravel the ‘international’ conspiracy

However, it is no longer the actor’s death which demands our attention. It is the ‘international conspiracy’ following his death that deserves a closer look. What made TV anchors throw caution to the wind and cry murder? Assuming they are all fond of murder mysteries, they failed to address the two crucial elements involved in murder, namely the motive and the opportunity. Assuming Sushant Singh Rajput was the golden goose and was being exploited by everyone around him, there should have been a strong motive to keep him alive, not kill him.

That there was a conspiracy is now evident following reports that as many as 80,000 fake social media accounts were created in June this year to seek ‘justice’ for Sushant Singh Rajput. The accounts were used to spread the narrative that Mumbai Police and the Maharashtra Government were complicit in protecting the alleged murderers. Many or most of these accounts seem to have originated in foreign countries. Such proliferation of bots or genuine accounts would have required considerable expense and expertise. It would also have required a high degree of planning and coordination.

What is more, if so many fake accounts could come up overnight following an actor’s suicide, one can only imagine what is in the realm of possibility when the stakes are higher and involve elections. While across the world there is rising concern over misuse of social media platforms to interfere in elections, in India there seems to be complete indifference to the threat. Neither the Election Commission of India nor the Judiciary have displayed the slightest concern at the aberrations. It is therefore likely that the inquiry into these bots and fake accounts will be restricted to Mumbai Police and it will be naïve to expect much headway.

The conduct of the media, politicians and the judiciary, not to speak of central agencies, following the suicide of Sushant Singh Rajput reflects poorly on them with none of the pillars coming out, smelling of roses. That is the reason why an expeditious and independent inquiry appears unlikely at this point of time.