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Mystery Woman Emerges As CBI Probes Disha Salian Death
Disha Salian died after falling from a building in Mumbai in June 2020.
She was taken to Shatabdi Hospital, where she was declared dead.
A police statement says two men and a woman brought her there.
The two men have been identified, but the woman has not.
This has created a new question for investigators.
The Central Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, has now opened a murder case.
Disha’s father says she was murdered and that important facts were covered up.
Mumbai Police previously investigated the death as suicide.
The CBI is examining the claims and the roles of several named people.
The CBI has registered a murder FIR concerning Disha Salian’s 2020 death.
A hospital constable’s statement says two men and an unidentified woman brought Salian to Shatabdi Hospital.
Salian’s fiancé and others identified the two men as Himanshu Shikhare and Indraneel Vaidya.
The FIR names Aaditya Thackeray, Dino Morea, Sooraj Pancholi, Rhea Chakraborty, doctors and medical staff for investigation.
Salian’s father alleges murder, conspiracy and a cover-up, while Mumbai Police previously classified her death as suicide.
- Who
- Disha Salian, her father Satish Salian, the CBI, Mumbai Police and people named in the FIR.
- What
- The CBI registered a murder FIR and is investigating Salian’s death, including the identity and role of an unidentified woman who reportedly took her to hospital.
- Where
- Salian fell from a 14th-floor residential building in Mumbai’s Malad area and was taken to Shatabdi Hospital.
- When
- Salian died on June 8, 2020; the CBI registered the FIR after the Bombay High Court ordered a probe on September 2.
- Why
- The probe followed allegations by Satish Salian of investigative lapses, murder, conspiracy and a cover-up, along with discrepancies noted by the Bombay High Court.
Allegations Supporting Further Investigation
Denials And Earlier Police Finding
Cause of death
Allegations Supporting Further Investigation
Satish Salian alleges that Disha was murdered and has sought investigation into an alleged conspiracy and cover-up.
Denials And Earlier Police Finding
Mumbai Police’s earlier inquiry concluded that Salian died by suicide.
Alleged conspiracy
Allegations Supporting Further Investigation
The CBI FIR and Satish Salian’s statement allege roles for several people, including Uddhav Thackeray and Aaditya Thackeray, in a conspiracy and subsequent cover-up.
Denials And Earlier Police Finding
Aaditya Thackeray and the other named individuals have denied any link to the allegations.
Police investigation
Allegations Supporting Further Investigation
The Bombay High Court cited investigative lapses, said the case raised more questions than answers, and noted that no FIR had been registered for six years.
Denials And Earlier Police Finding
The earlier Mumbai Police investigation used an Accidental Death Report and concluded the death was suicide; the CBI is now reviewing the records and allegations.
Key facts
- Deceased
- Disha Salian, a former manager of Sushant Singh Rajput
- Date of death
- June 8, 2020
- Hospital
- Shatabdi Hospital in Mumbai
- New investigative detail
- A hospital constable’s statement refers to two men and an unidentified woman bringing Salian to the hospital
- CBI action
- A murder FIR was registered under sections for murder and related offences
- Earlier police finding
- Mumbai Police registered an Accidental Death Report and said Salian died by suicide
- Court action
- The Bombay High Court ordered a CBI probe and cited glaring discrepancies
Quotes
Central Bureau of Investigation FIR
The FIR registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the Disha Salian death case.
“The concerned public servants and police officers are also liable to be investigated for destruction or suppression of case papers, files and other public records, fabrication of official records, and misuse of public funds, manpower and police machinery for unlawful purposes and for shielding the offenders.”
NDTV
“The then Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, father of Aaditya Thackeray, and others played a significant role in the conspiracy and subsequent cover-up.”
NDTV
Sources
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