Archive · 15 Sep 2026
Fadnavis urges no speculation as CBI probes Disha Salian death
Disha Salian died after falling from a building in Mumbai in June 2020.
A court has now ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, to look into her death.
The CBI registered a case, but it did not name any accused.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said people should wait for the CBI’s investigation.
He also said he had not yet read the FIR.
The court criticized Mumbai Police for not registering an FIR for six years.
Disha’s father asked that several politicians, actors and police officers be investigated.
Disha had worked as a manager for actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who died six days later.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the CBI will investigate Disha Salian’s death.
Fadnavis said he had not yet seen the FIR and urged people not to speculate.
The CBI registered an FIR naming no accused, following the High Court’s directions.
The High Court ordered the CBI probe on September 2 after criticizing Mumbai Police’s six-year failure to register an FIR.
Salian’s father named senior politicians, Bollywood actors and several policemen he believed should be investigated.
- Who
- The CBI is investigating the death of Disha Salian; Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis commented on the case, and her father Satish Salian filed the petition.
- What
- The CBI registered an FIR without naming any accused and will investigate Salian’s death.
- When
- Salian died on June 8, 2020; the High Court ordered the CBI probe on September 2, and Fadnavis commented on September 15.
- Where
- The case concerns Salian’s death after a fall from a 12th-floor building in Malad, Mumbai.
- Why
- The High Court directed a CBI probe after criticizing Mumbai Police for failing to register an FIR for six years; the order followed a petition by Salian’s father.
Calls for caution
Calls for broader investigation
Public speculation
Calls for caution
Devendra Fadnavis said it was improper to speculate before the CBI conducts its investigation.
Calls for broader investigation
Satish Salian’s statement identified senior politicians, Bollywood actors and several policemen he believed should be investigated.
Handling of the case
Calls for caution
The CBI should now determine what the evidence shows through its investigation.
Calls for broader investigation
The High Court criticized Mumbai Police, saying its six-year failure to register an FIR raised more questions than answers.
- Investigating agency
- Central Bureau of Investigation
- FIR status
- Registered without naming any accused
- Court order
- The High Court ordered a CBI probe on September 2
- Date of death
- June 8, 2020
- Location
- A 12th-floor building in Malad, Mumbai
- Fadnavis’s position
- He said speculation was inappropriate and that he had not seen the FIR
- Related death
- Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead in his Bandra apartment on June 14, 2020
