Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Aaditya Thackeray Denies Links as CBI Probes Disha Salian Death
Disha Salian died after falling from a building in Mumbai in 2020.
Earlier police inquiries treated her death as an accident or suicide.
Her father later asked for a new investigation and made allegations about what happened.
The Bombay High Court ordered the CBI to examine the case.
The CBI has registered an FIR that includes allegations of rape, murder, missing evidence and a possible cover-up.
Aaditya Thackeray’s name appears among those whose possible roles may be examined, but he has not been declared an accused.
Thackeray says he never met Salian and calls the claims politically motivated.
The CBI will now investigate the allegations and evidence.
Aaditya Thackeray denied ever meeting or knowing Disha Salian, calling the allegations an evidence-free character-assassination campaign.
The CBI registered an FIR after Salian’s father, Satish Salian, sought a fresh investigation into her 2020 death.
The FIR examines allegations including gang rape, murder, destruction of evidence and a possible cover-up, but names no individual as an accused.
The Bombay High Court ordered the CBI probe and said no person should be treated as an accused without reasonable grounds for suspicion.
Earlier inquiries recorded Salian’s death as accidental or suicide and found no evidence of foul play; the new investigation remains ongoing.
- Who
- The CBI, Disha Salian’s father Satish Salian, and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray are central to the report.
- What
- The CBI has registered an FIR for a fresh investigation into Salian’s death, while Thackeray denies knowing or meeting her.
- When
- Salian died in June 2020; the Bombay High Court ordered the probe on September 2, and the FIR was reported as registered on September 14.
- Where
- Salian was found dead at a residential building in Mumbai’s Malad area.
- Why
- The fresh probe follows allegations by Salian’s father and the High Court’s concerns about the earlier investigation.
Thackeray’s Position
Salian Family’s Allegations
Connection to Disha Salian
Thackeray’s Position
Aaditya Thackeray says he never met or knew Salian and that there is no evidence linking him to her death.
Salian Family’s Allegations
Satish Salian named Thackeray among people whose possible roles he asked investigators to examine.
Nature of the Claims
Thackeray’s Position
Thackeray describes the repeated allegations as a deliberate smear campaign driven by political and personal motives.
Salian Family’s Allegations
Salian’s father has sought a fresh investigation, alleging that the circumstances of his daughter’s death and shortcomings in the earlier inquiry require examination.
Investigation
Thackeray’s Position
Thackeray says the official reinvestigation should proceed impartially, without political interference, media trials or character assassination.
Salian Family’s Allegations
The CBI is examining allegations including rape, murder, destruction of evidence and efforts by public servants to protect offenders; the allegations have not been established by a court.
- Deceased
- Disha Salian
- Date of death
- June 2020; reports differ on June 8 and June 9
- Location
- Malad, Mumbai
- Investigating agency
- Central Bureau of Investigation
- FIR status
- No individual has been designated as an accused
- Allegations examined
- Gang rape, murder, destruction or disappearance of evidence, and a possible cover-up
- Thackeray’s position
- He says he never met or knew Salian and calls the allegations politically motivated
- Earlier findings
- Police inquiries recorded an accidental death or suicide and found no evidence of foul play
Sources
Political motives...: Aaditya Thackeray on Disha Salian controversy
Disha Salian Case: Aaditya Thackeray Says He Never Met Her, Calls FIR Linkage Character Assassination
Aaditya Thackeray denies knowing Disha Salian, calls allegations ‘evidence-free’
‘Evidence-Free Character Assassination’: Aaditya Thackeray Breaks Silence On Disha Salian Case
