A crucial weekend unfolded in the industry’s push for justice in the death of Rahul Arunoday Banerjee, who drowned during the shoot of Bhole Baba will do it in Talsari. Around 2am on Sunday, Priyanka Sarkar, accompanied by Prosenjit Chatterjee, Rituparna Sengupta, Jisshu U Sengupta and Indrasish Roy, traveled to Talsari, Odisha, to file a second FIR. The first was lodged on Saturday at Regent Park police station by Shantilal Mukherjee. Speaking to us, Rituparna said, “We are standing by Priyanka; the next step will be known soon.”Details of the FIRsTwo FIRs have been filed in connection with Rahul’s death. The first, a zero FIR, was filed at Regent Park Police Station by Shantilal Mukherjee on behalf of the Artists’ Forum against the production house, Saibal Banerjee and Leena Gangopadhyay, alleging criminal conspiracy, negligence and misleading statements. The second one was filed at the Talasari Marine Police Station in Odisha by Priyanka under sections 106(1), 240 and 3(5) of the BNS 2023, naming the same individuals, along with Subhashish Mondal, Shantanu Nandi and Chandra Sekhar Chakraborty, citing death by negligence, endangering life, and “suppression of facts through criminal intimidation.“
April 4, 5.10 PM: Shantilal Mukherjee speaks to the media at Regent Park Police Station
The police have registered both FIRs. The forum will now meet and decide the next course of action. Our lawyers will also be advising us on this – Shantilal Mukherjee, general secretary of the Artists’ ForumWe went with Priyanka to Talsari, and filed an FIR. The police cooperated with us. I believe that now the law willtake its course and Rahul will get justice –Prosenjit Chatterjee
April 4/ 6.20pm: The Tollywood fraternity speaks to the media at Radha Studio post the memorial march.
‘The show already has a new cast in place’A source, who wished to remain anonymous, said the third season of Bhole Baba will do it has already been aired. The new cast includes actresses Shreya Basak as the protagonist and Barninee Chakraborty as the antagonist. The last episode of season 2 was telecast on April 1.
Barninee Chakraborty in Bhole Baba Par Karega, Season 3
‘Only Artists’ Forum can stop the shoot’The anonymous source said, “The telecast of the first episode of the third season was on April 4. The shoot is taking place at Dashani Studios 2. The Federation of Cine Technicians and Workers of Eastern India is unlikely to intervene. Only the Artists’ Forum can raise an objection and halt the shoot in pursuit of justice for Rahul’s death.”
Shreya Basak in Bhole Baba Par Karega, Season 3
