'Proper probe required': HC reserves verdict in Salian case
Mumbai, Aug. 29 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday reserved its verdict on a plea by deceased celebrity manager Disha Salian's father, Satish Salian, seeking an independent and transparent probe into her 2020 death, observing that several aspects of the case required scrutiny.
A division bench of justices Sarang V Kotwal and Ranjitsinha Bhonsale questioned the Mumbai police's decision to close the inquiry and said a proper investigation should be carried out before ruling out the possibility of a further probe.
Disha, who briefly worked with actor Sushant Singh Rajput, died after falling from the 14th floor of a residential building in Malad on June 8, 2020. The police registered an accidental death report.
Disha's father filed a petition in the high court in March 2025, claiming that she was raped and murdered, and accused police officers, politicians and other influential figures of suppressing the truth.
Salian's advocate, Nilesh Ojha, said the police were bound to investigate the matter properly before closing the case. He added that the concerned authorities concluded that there was neither rape nor murder and closed the case without furnishing the investigation report to the family for five years.
Public prosecutor Shishir Hiray submitted that after the government ordered reassessment of the accidental death report (ADR) in December 2022, the police also examined the CCTV footage and recorded witness statements of six people, and "none of them alleged any foul play in the case."
The court, however, emphasised that a proper investigation must be carried out so that "no prejudice is caused to anyone". It also questioned why the police had continued the inquiry for years if they did not suspect any foul play. "When there was no suspicion, why did you go on enquiring for six years," the bench asked.
The court stressed that the father's grievance could not be brushed aside....
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