Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Bombay High Court Transfers Disha Salian Death Probe to CBI
Disha Salian died in Mumbai in 2020 after falling from a residential building.
Mumbai Police investigated and said she had died by suicide.
Disha’s father disagreed and asked for an independent investigation.
He alleged that she had been assaulted and killed.
The Bombay High Court has now asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to investigate the case.
The agency must register a formal FIR and record the father’s statement.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the court may have wanted more investigation or found technical problems in the earlier probe.
The court also said that nobody should be considered an accused unless the investigation finds enough evidence.
The Bombay High Court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to register an FIR and investigate Disha Salian’s death.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said Mumbai Police had completed its investigation and submitted a report.
Fadnavis suggested the High Court may have found further investigation necessary or identified technical shortcomings.
Salian’s father, Satish Salian, sought an independent probe and alleged that she was assaulted and killed.
The court ordered examination of all circumstances and said no person should be treated as an accused without sufficient material creating reasonable suspicion.
- Who
- The Central Bureau of Investigation, the Bombay High Court, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, and Disha Salian’s father Satish Salian are central to the case.
- What
- The Bombay High Court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to register an FIR and investigate Disha Salian’s death.
- When
- The High Court issued its order on September 2, and Fadnavis commented on it on September 3, 2026. Salian died on June 8, 2020.
- Where
- The death occurred in Malad, Mumbai, Maharashtra, and the case is being investigated through the CBI’s Mumbai bureau.
- Why
- The court ordered the probe after Satish Salian sought an independent investigation and alleged that his daughter had been assaulted and killed.
Earlier Police Finding
Petitioner’s Allegations and Further Probe
Cause of death
Earlier Police Finding
Mumbai Police’s inquiry concluded that Disha Salian died by suicide.
Petitioner’s Allegations and Further Probe
Satish Salian alleged that his daughter was assaulted and killed and sought an independent investigation.
Need for a new investigation
Earlier Police Finding
Devendra Fadnavis said Mumbai Police had completed its investigation and submitted its report.
Petitioner’s Allegations and Further Probe
The Bombay High Court directed the CBI to investigate, apparently finding that further investigation was needed or that there may have been technical shortcomings, according to Fadnavis.
Treatment of potential suspects
Earlier Police Finding
No individual has been identified as an accused in the reported court order.
Petitioner’s Allegations and Further Probe
The court said no person should be treated as an accused unless the investigation produces sufficient material to create reasonable suspicion.
- Person who died
- Disha Salian, a celebrity manager who had represented Sushant Singh Rajput
- Date of death
- June 8, 2020
- Location of death
- A fall from the 14th floor of a residential building in Malad, Mumbai
- Earlier police finding
- Mumbai Police concluded after an inquiry that Salian had died by suicide
- New investigating agency
- The Central Bureau of Investigation
- Court direction
- The CBI must appoint an investigating officer, record the petitioner’s statement, and register an FIR
- Petitioner
- Satish Salian, Disha Salian’s father