Deepti R Pinniti who on various YouTube videos claimed that there was a coverup between India and the UAE government over Sridevi’s death was making her allegations based on forged documents, the CBI said. The CBI has now filed a chargesheet against the Bhubaneshwar-based Deepti who claimed to be a self-styled investigator. Deepti also made similar sensational claims about Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. Sridevi died in Dubai in February 2018 after she drowned in the bathtub. Sushant Singh Rajput was found hanging from the ceiling of his room on June 14, 2020.

Deepti through her social media accounts commented on both these deaths and produced evidence — letters from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, defence minister Rajnath Singh. All these letters were forged, the CBI said. The CBI filed a complaint against Deepti based on a complaint from Mumbai-based lawyer Chandni Shah. Shah pointed out that in her videos and live sessions, Deepti apparently produced records from the UAE government but they appeared to be forged.

CBI raided Deepti’s house in December last year and seized her phones and laptops. the investigation revealed that the documents presented by her during YouTube discussions, pertaining to the prime minister and the defence minister, were “forged”, the CBI said in its report submitted to a special court.

In a YouTube video, Deepti Pinniti has been described as a ‘businesswoman who has been investigating mysterious deaths of SSR, Sridevi, Disha Salian and others related to Bollywood’.