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Sushant Singh Rajput filmography was nominated for deletion. The discussion was closed on 1 April 2017 with a consensus to merge. Its contents were merged into Sushant Singh Rajput. The original page is now a redirect to this page. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected article, please see its history; for its talk page, see here.

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Ektaa Kumaran (29 June 2020). "Sushant Singh Rajput's Wikipedia page was edited much before his demise; claims fans". Tellychakkar.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020. Fans are questioning that if he passed away post 10: 30 am then how did someone know how he was going to die and changed the details before?
Rohan Patil (1 July 2020). "Fact Check: Did Sushant Singh Rajput's Wikipedia Page Reveal His Death Before It Happened?". Republic TV. Archived from the original on 26 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020. Claims about any foul play in Sushant Singh Rajput's death regarding his Wikipedia page are completely false.
Farhan Khan (4 August 2020). "Sushant case: Fans furious about fake information on Wikipedia". Tellychakkar.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020. Fans ask why the cause of death has already been declared on Wikipedia as suicide when the case is being investigated.
Stephen Harrison (9 October 2020). "The Wikipedia Battle Over the Tragic Death of a Bollywood Star". Slate. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020. The most-trafficked English Wikipedia page for a deceased celebrity in 2020 was that of an Indian movie star who was relatively unknown outside his own country.
Jay Pandya (14 October 2020). "'Sushant Singh Rajput Was Murdered; Please Change His Wikipedia Status,' Demands Petition". Republic TV. The Wikipedia page of Sushant Singh Rajput shows the cause of death as 'Suicide by hanging' and it has not gone well with his family friend Smita Parikh.
"'Wikipedia Sushant Was Killed' resurfaces on Twitter again". DT Next. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021. Twitterati, however, are not convinced even now. While one user tweeted that in the absence of conclusive information, Wikipedia could not term Sushant's death as suicide, another pointed out that since the CBI investigation is still underway, Wikipedia must rectify it's article.
Sanyukta Thakare (21 May 2021). "'Wikipedia Sushant Was Killed' Trends On Twitter, Founder Tells SSR Fans Not To Spread Lies". Filmibeat. Retrieved 21 May 2021. Meanwhile, Sushant's Wikipedia page addresses that the investigation is still going on. The links shared by Wales said that the organisation is not allowed to cite primary sources of the investigation or government documents. Citing mainstream news outlets as its secondary sources, the Wiki page added that Mumbai's and the AIIMS' medical examiners determined it was suicide.
Joel Kurian (21 May 2021). "Wikipedia Founder Has Message For Sushant Singh Rajput Fans As They Lead Twitter Campaign". Republic TV. Retrieved 23 May 2021. The Wikipedia page of the late actor has mentioned the cause of death as 'suicide by hanging.' Fans had asked Wikipedia to change the cause of death, alleging that he was 'murdered', a few months after his death.
"Change Sushant Singh Rajput's cause of death from suicide on Wikipedia, urges sister Priyanka". India Today. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
Joel Kurian (23 July 2021). "Sushant's Sister Priyanka Slams Wikipedia For Changes On SSR's Page, Calls It 'propaganda'". Republic TV. Retrieved 24 July 2021. Priyanka stated that making changes twice proved that the platform was 'compromised.' She did not mince her words in stating that it was "no longer a source of factual information" and that it had "lost its credibility."
Omer Benjakob (5 November 2020). "A vicious culture war is tearing through Wikipedia". Wired (magazine). Retrieved 15 October 2024. In a weird turn of events, SSR's suicide also spawned political conspiracy theories on social media, which are spreading like a wildfire in India's increasingly polarised and politicised society – and inevitably spilled to Wikipedia, too.

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Why are you saying it's suicide? The investigation is ongoing!

Various credible secondary sources - in this case, mainstream news outlets - reported that Mumbai's^[1]^[2] and the AIIMS'^[3] medical examiners determined it was suicide and that Rhea Chakraborty is being accused of abetment of suicide.^[4]^[5] Note that the final determination of death doesn't mean the investigation is over, especially in a case involving a celebrity (see also Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide). We are also not allowed to cite investigation or government documents as they are considered primary sources.

This death is mysterious! Why aren't you calling it as such?

The actual mechanism of death - asphyxia via hanging - is publicly known and not seriously disputed by any sensible party. We also do not use words or terms that imply profoundness where there is only vagueness in Wikipedia's voice - they must always be attributed.

This is a case of murder! Why aren't you saying so?

No official investigations or credible news reports are calling Rajput's death a murder, with the CBI-sanctioned AIIMS autopsy review definitively ruling it out.^[3] Wikipedia does not include fringe or conspiracy theories that no credible source is taking seriously, and our biographical policy likewise forbids us from including them in this particular instance.

Why are you rejecting my interpretation of the sources?

We're not allowed to synthesize new information by "reading between the lines". We are limited to whatever information the source explicitly says. Creative interpretations of sources also flagrantly violate our biographical policy.

The Central Bureau of Investigation said (something)! Why aren't you mentioning this?!

The CBI has outright stated that they are not shar[ing] any details of the investigation with the media and that any claims attributed to it (As of the time of this writing, 19 September 2020 UTC) are not credible.^[6] It should be noted this is generally standard operating procedure for serious investigations the world over, generally to avoid prejudicing the case before it goes to a jury or (as has happened here) inflaming a trial by media.

Why are you censoring his height?

Unless a person is notable specifically for their height or their height is otherwise relevant (such as for sports where height/weight is a major factor), Wikipedia's policy is to omit height from a person's article and infoboxes. Sushant Singh Rajput's article is no exception; the only time height was ever mentioned in the article was either as the result of unsourced edits prior to the announcement of his death or additions made immediately after the news broke on social media, all instances of which were reverted quickly on the English-language Wikipedia for having no source and which would shortly after be removed from the article on Hindi Wikipedia for the same reason. See Talk:Sushant_Singh_Rajput/Archive_1#Height for more details.

If the news of Rajput's demise broke around 2:15 p.m. then why did the article have death info around 9 am?

The confusion here is of time zones. News broke around 2:15 p.m. IST. Wikipedia shows timestamps in UTC. IST is 5 hour 30 minutes ahead of UTC. Death info first appeared in article at 8:55 UTC (this edit) which means at 14:25 IST (2:25 p.m.)

What about Sushant's sister Priyanka? Doesn't she get a say in this?

Unless she (or one of her supporters) has additional sources that can back up her assertions, no. It should be noted that Priyanka is herself the subject of an FIR in connection with the case.^[7]

Why are you rejecting my edit request out of hand?

When someone requests an edit that is very likely to be challenged, they are required to provide links to credible published secondary sources that support the edit they wish to make. In addition, requests to make edits against a consensus or that are part of an ongoing dispute will generally be declined.

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