CBI begins Disha Salian case probe
MUMBAI, Sept. 15 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a first information report to commence its probe into the 2020 death of celebrity manager Disha Salian. The agency, which has registered the case on the statement of her father following the Bombay high court ruling on September 2, will probe allegations of gang rape, murder, and an elaborate cover-up, CBI officials familiar with the FIR content said.
The FIR, registered on Sunday, stems directly from a detailed fresh statement recorded by Salian's father, Satish Salian, at the CBI's Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) office in Mumbai on Friday. The high court ordered the fresh probe on his petition. "Yes, I have learnt that the FIR has been registered," Satish Salian told HT on Monday. The FIR has been registered under sections of the IPC pertaining to gang rape, murder, causing disappearance of evidence, and public servants framing incorrect records or disobeying legal directions to shield offenders, but does not list anyone as an accused in line with the court order, CBI officials quoted above said. The HC had asked CBI to take a fresh look at the case and ordered that "nobody shall be treated as an accused unless, in the opinion of the investigating officer, there are sufficient grounds to raise reasonable suspicion against them".
Disha, who briefly worked with actor Sushant Singh Rajput, died after falling from the 12th floor of a building in Malad at about 2.25am on June 9, 2020. The Malwani police registered an accidental death report in connection with the incident and concluded that it was a suicide and that there was no evidence suggesting any foul play in it. A Special Investigation Team set up by the state government in December 2023 also found no foul play in Disha's death. Last year Satish Salian approached the high court claiming that his daughter was sexually assaulted and murdered. His lawyer, advocate Nilesh Ojha, argued that Disha's death was the outcome of a "deep-rooted conspiracy involving powerful people" and that she was subjected to brutal sexual assault and murdered....
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