Archive · 15 Sep 2026
CBI Files FIR Into Disha Salian Death, Names Thackerays
Disha Salian was a celebrity manager who died after falling from a building in Mumbai in June 2020.
She had briefly worked with actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who died six days later.
Mumbai Police first recorded her death as accidental and later said it was suicide.
Her father, Satish Salian, said she was sexually assaulted and murdered and that powerful people helped hide the truth.
The Bombay High Court ordered the CBI to investigate the allegations.
The CBI has now reportedly filed an FIR based on the father’s statement.
Several politicians, actors, police officials and others are named in reports.
Being named in an FIR does not necessarily mean that a person has been formally made an accused or found guilty.
The CBI has reportedly registered an FIR into Disha Salian’s death following a complaint and statement from her father, Satish Salian.
Reports say the FIR concerns alleged gang rape, murder, conspiracy and a subsequent cover-up under several IPC sections.
Uddhav Thackeray, Aaditya Thackeray, Rhea Chakraborty, Dino Morea, Sooraj Pancholi and others are named in reports, though officials said they have not been directly made accused.
Mumbai Police and a later state SIT previously treated Salian’s death as accidental or suicide and found no evidence of foul play.
The Bombay High Court ordered a fresh CBI probe on September 2, while stating that nobody should be treated as an accused without sufficient grounds based on investigation material.
- Who
- The Central Bureau of Investigation is examining Disha Salian’s death after a complaint and statement from her father, Satish Salian; reports name politicians, actors and officials.
- What
- The CBI has reportedly filed an FIR concerning alleged gang rape, murder, conspiracy and a cover-up.
- When
- Salian died on June 8, 2020; the FIR was reportedly filed nearly six years later, after the Bombay High Court’s September 2 order.
- Where
- Salian died after falling from a residential building in Mumbai’s Malad area.
- Why
- Her father alleged that she was assaulted and murdered and that the investigation was covered up; the High Court cited the police’s failure to register an FIR and discrepancies in the earlier investigation.
Alleged Foul Play
Earlier Official Findings
Cause of death
Alleged Foul Play
Satish Salian and his lawyer alleged that Disha was sexually assaulted and murdered, and that her death involved a conspiracy.
Earlier Official Findings
Mumbai Police recorded an accidental-death report and later concluded that the death was suicide, with no evidence of foul play.
Alleged cover-up
Alleged Foul Play
The father’s statement and the reported FIR allege that influential people, public servants and police officials helped suppress or fabricate evidence and promote a false suicide narrative.
Earlier Official Findings
The earlier police inquiry and the state SIT did not establish a cover-up or foul play; the CBI is now investigating these allegations rather than treating them as proven.
Status of named individuals
Alleged Foul Play
Reports identify Uddhav Thackeray, Aaditya Thackeray, actors and other individuals whose roles the CBI is expected to examine.
Earlier Official Findings
A CBI official said those named have not been directly made accused, and the High Court instructed that nobody be treated as an accused without sufficient grounds based on investigation material.
- Deceased
- Disha Salian, described in reports as 24 or 28 years old
- Date of death
- June 8, 2020
- Location
- A residential building in Malad, Mumbai; reports differ on whether it was the 12th or 14th floor
- Investigating agency
- Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
- Complainant
- Satish Salian, Disha Salian’s father
- Reported IPC sections
- 376D, 302, 201, 217, 218 and 120B
- Earlier findings
- Mumbai Police and a state special investigation team reportedly found no evidence of foul play and treated the death as accidental or suicide
- Legal status
- Officials said people named in the FIR have not been directly made accused; their roles are being investigated
Sources
CBI files FIR in Disha Salian death case: Uddhav, Aaditya, actors named but not as accused
CBI names Uddhav, Aaditya Thackeray in Sushant Singh Rajput’s former manager death case
CBI registers FIR in Disha Salian’s death case - Aditya Thackeray, Rhea Chakraborty named - Telegraph India
