The Bombay High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a First Information Report (FIR) and initiate a comprehensive investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Disha Salian, who was the former manager of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. This ruling was issued on Wednesday, underscoring the court’s commitment to uncovering the truth behind the case.
The order came on a petition filed by Satish Salian, father of Disha Salian, alleging lapses by Mumbai Police in the investigation into his daughter’s death in June 2020.
The court ordered the Mumbai police to hand over all case papers to the CBI. “The Court has directed the CBI to record the statement of Satish Salian, register an FIR, appoint a senior officer to conduct the investigation, and the Malvani Police Station to hand over all records to the CBI. Furthermore, action will be taken against anyone against whom evidence is found. No one will be named as an accused if there is no evidence against them. Additionally, if the CBI submits a negative report, we have the right to raise objections and file a protest petition. The court has explicitly stated this in its order. As we have provided proof on record. All these things were affecting the situation. There were Supreme Court guidelines, Home Ministry guidelines, and directions from the Constitution Bench; an FIR was mandatory, yet they didn’t do it. The court also observed that copies of the post-mortem report and the ADR had not been provided to Disha Salian’s family even after five years of her death.
“In case the investigation reveals that no case is made out, then the CBI shall file the appropriate summary report before the court concerned,” the bench said. I thank the court,” lawyer Nilesh Ojha, representing Salian’s father and petitioner, said shortly after the court order.
Ojha had earlier alleged, “It was simple: influential accused were involved, and some senior police officers were also involved. During an earlier hearing in the case, a Division Bench of Justice Bharti Dangre and Justice Manjusha Deshpande raised concerns over the registration of only an Accidental Death Report (ADR) and not an FIR despite the family’s allegations of murder.
