Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Pen Drive Submitted to CBI in Disha Salian Death Probe
Disha Salian died after falling from a Mumbai building in June 2020.
Her father and his lawyer have given the CBI a pen drive containing material they want investigators to examine.
They say it includes videos, photographs, witness accounts, phone conversations and other digital evidence.
Lawyer Nilesh Ojha says one video records an alleged eyewitness describing what happened.
He has also made serious allegations against Aaditya Thackeray, Sooraj Pancholi and Dino Morea.
Those allegations have not been established by a court.
Thackeray and Pancholi deny knowing Salian or being connected to her death.
An earlier Mumbai Police investigation found no evidence of foul play.
The CBI is now conducting a fresh investigation and will decide what action, if any, the evidence supports.
Satish Salian and advocate Nilesh Ojha submitted a pen drive to the CBI in Mumbai on September 24, 2026.
The material reportedly includes videos, photographs, witness accounts, phone conversations and other digital evidence.
Ojha alleged that eyewitness evidence implicates Aaditya Thackeray, Sooraj Pancholi and Dino Morea in Disha Salian’s death and an alleged cover-up.
Ojha cited alleged inconsistencies in Naved Mujawar’s accounts about the incident’s timing, police arrival and Salian’s clothing.
The CBI registered an FIR after Bombay High Court directions, while an earlier Mumbai Police probe found no evidence of foul play.
- Who
- Satish Salian and advocate Nilesh Ojha submitted material to the CBI; the case concerns Disha Salian’s death and allegations involving several people.
- What
- A pen drive containing alleged eyewitness videos, photographs, witness accounts, phone conversations and other digital evidence was submitted for examination.
- When
- The material was submitted on September 24, 2026; Disha Salian died on June 8, 2020.
- Where
- The pen drive was submitted at the CBI office in Mumbai, Maharashtra; Salian died at a residential building in Mumbai.
- Why
- Salian’s father and lawyer want the CBI to examine alleged evidence as part of the fresh investigation into the circumstances of her death.
Allegations and Fresh Investigation
Denials and Evidence-Based Review
Alleged involvement
Allegations and Fresh Investigation
Nilesh Ojha alleged that eyewitness material connects Aaditya Thackeray, Sooraj Pancholi and Dino Morea to Disha Salian’s alleged gang rape, murder and subsequent cover-up.
Denials and Evidence-Based Review
Aaditya Thackeray and Sooraj Pancholi denied knowing or meeting Salian and rejected allegations linking them to her death; the claims remain under investigation.
Interpretation of the death
Allegations and Fresh Investigation
Satish Salian and Ojha say suspicious circumstances and the submitted material justify a fresh investigation and swift action.
Denials and Evidence-Based Review
An earlier Mumbai Police investigation found no evidence of foul play, and the CBI and courts must assess whether the new material supports arrests or other action.
Witness accounts
Allegations and Fresh Investigation
Ojha said accounts from alleged witnesses, including Naved Mujawar, contain discrepancies about the timing, police arrival and Salian’s clothing and are important to the case.
Denials and Evidence-Based Review
The alleged discrepancies and their significance have not yet been established by investigators or a court.
- Deceased
- Disha Salian, a celebrity manager
- Date of death
- June 8, 2020
- Submitted by
- Satish Salian and advocate Nilesh Ojha
- Investigating agency
- Central Bureau of Investigation
- Submitted material
- Videos, photographs, witness accounts, phone conversations and other digital information
- FIR
- Registered by the CBI on September 13, 2026, following Bombay High Court directions
- Earlier police finding
- Mumbai Police concluded that there was no evidence of foul play
- Expected progress
- Satish Salian said developments could occur within seven or eight days
