Disha Salian death case: Father of Sushant’s ex-manager seeks FIR against Aaditya Thackeray in HC plea

NEW DELHI: The father of Disha Salian, former manager of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, has moved the Bombay high court seeking a fresh investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death in June 2020.
Satish Salian’s petition urges the court to direct the registration of an FIR against Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray and transfer the case to the CBI. He claims his daughter was "brutally raped and murdered" and alleges a politically-driven cover-up to shield influential figures.
His lawyer, Nilesh Ojha, stated that while the petition was in the process of being filed, it would be numbered at the high court registry department on Thursday.
The plea argues that the Mumbai Police "hastily closed the case as a suicide or accidental death" without thoroughly examining forensic evidence, circumstantial proof, and eyewitness accounts. Initially, Salian trusted the police investigation but now believes it was a deliberate attempt to suppress crucial findings.
Disha Salian was found dead on June 8, 2020, after falling from the 14th floor of a residential building in Malad. The Mumbai Police registered it as an Accidental Death Report (ADR) at the time. Just days later, on June 14, 2020, Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead in his Bandra apartment. While the city police initially termed it a suicide, the case was later transferred to the CBI.