Disha Salian's Death: CBI Ordered to Investigate After Court Orders Probe Disha Salian, the former manager of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, was found dead on June 8, 2020, after falling from the 14th floor of a residential building in Mumbai’s Malad area. Her death occurred just days before Sushant Singh Rajput was discovered dead in his Bandra flat. The Mumbai police initially registered an Accidental Death Report (ADR) in her case, but her father, Satish Salian, filed a petition with the Bombay High Court alleging lapses in the investigation. The court recently directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take over the case, marking a significant development in the probe. The Bombay High Court, in a bench comprising Justices Sarang Kotwal and Ranjitsinha Raja Bhonsale, ordered the CBI to register a First Information Report (FIR) and conduct a thorough investigation into Disha Salian’s death. The court emphasized that no individual should be treated as an accused unless there is sufficient evidence against them. The order came after Satish Salian’s legal team, represented by lawyer Nilesh Ojha, argued that the police had failed to follow procedural guidelines and that influential parties may have obstructed the investigation. The court mandated that the Mumbai police hand over all case records to the CBI, including the post-mortem report and the ADR, which had not been provided to Disha Salian’s family even five years after her death. The bench also instructed the CBI to appoint a senior officer to oversee the investigation, record Satish Salian’s statement, and ensure transparency in the process. If the CBI concludes that no case is made out, it must file a summary report with the court, which would then have the authority to challenge or protest the findings.#central_bureau_of_investigation #bombay_high_court #mumbai_police #disha_salian #sushant_singh_rajpoot
