Archive · 15 Sep 2026
CBI Registers FIR After Disha Salian’s Father Names Several People
Disha Salian died in June 2020.
Her death was first recorded as an accidental death.
Her father, Satish Salian, has been asking for a deeper investigation.
He said he gave the CBI names of several people he believes were connected to her death.
These included politicians, actors and other public figures.
The Bombay High Court directed that the case be investigated by the CBI.
The CBI has now registered a formal FIR.
The allegations reported here are claims by her father, while the investigation is still ongoing.
The CBI registered an FIR into Disha Salian’s death following a Bombay High Court direction.
Salian’s father, Satish Salian, said he gave investigators names of political figures, Bollywood personalities and others he believes were linked to her death.
The people he named included Aaditya Thackeray, Dino Morea, Sooraj Pancholi, Param Bir Singh, Rhea Chakraborty and Sachin Vaze.
Satish Salian said an earlier SIT investigation did not advance and that he approached the Bombay High Court after the Commissioner’s office did not respond to his FIR request.
Disha Salian was found dead on June 8, 2020; her death had previously been recorded as an Accidental Death Report.
- Who
- The Central Bureau of Investigation, Disha Salian’s father Satish Salian, and people named in his statement.
- What
- The CBI registered an FIR into Disha Salian’s death after a Bombay High Court direction.
- When
- The CBI registered the FIR on Monday, and Satish Salian spoke to reporters on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
- Where
- The proceedings and statements took place in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- Why
- The Bombay High Court directed a CBI probe after Satish Salian sought an FIR and said earlier investigative efforts had not progressed.
Father’s Allegations
Earlier Official Record
How the death should be investigated
Father’s Allegations
Satish Salian said several people were linked to his daughter’s death and provided their names and other details to the CBI.
Earlier Official Record
The death had previously been recorded as an Accidental Death Report, and the CBI investigation is now beginning after the High Court’s direction.
- Deceased
- Disha Salian
- Date of death
- June 8, 2020
- Investigating agency
- Central Bureau of Investigation
- FIR status
- Registered following a Bombay High Court direction
- Earlier classification
- Accidental Death Report
- Names cited by father
- Aaditya Thackeray, Dino Morea, Sooraj Pancholi, Param Bir Singh, Rhea Chakraborty and Sachin Vaze