Bombay HC orders CBI probe into Sushant Singh Rajput’s ex-manager Disha Salian death case
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday ordered a CBI investigation into the death of Disha Salian, the former manager of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The court, however, stressed that no one should be named an accused until the investigation provides sufficient evidence against them.
A bench of Justice Sarang V Kotwal and Justice Ranjit Singh More pronounced the order today on a petition filed by Satish Salian, Disha Salian’s father, alleging lapses by the Mumbai Police in the investigation into his daughter’s death in 2020.
The court further observed that copies of the postmortem report and the Accidental Death Report (ADR) had not been provided to Disha’s family even five years after her death.
Earlier, counsel for the petitioner, Nilesh Ojha, had urged the Bombay High Court to question the Mumbai Police over its failure to register an FIR despite the family’s allegations of murder.
Presenting his arguments before the court, Ojha had raised serious questions over why only an accidental death report was registered when the family had lodged a complaint alleging murder. He further claimed that the police’s theory that Disha died by jumping from the 14th floor was inconsistent and had not been supported by documented evidence.
The petitioner was directed to submit a chronological list of events and circumstances constituting a cognizable offence, after which the respondents, including the state government and the Mumbai Police, would respond to those points.
Disha Salian’s death was initially treated as a suicide after she fell from a high-rise building in Malad in June 2020. The police had filed an accidental death report and conducted an inquiry under Section 174 of the CrPC. In 2020, Satish Salian, Disha’s father, had told the police that he did not suspect foul play and was satisfied with the investigation.
Later, the state government constituted an SIT to reinvestigate the case. In 2025, the SIT told the Bombay High Court that it had found no foul play in Disha’s death, while stating that the investigation was continuing. The police had also said that the postmortem and forensic findings, CCTV footage, mobile call records and witness statements did not indicate any suspicious activity.
However, years later, Salian’s father approached the High Court through advocate Nilesh Ojha, alleging that his daughter had been gang-raped and murdered and sought registration of an FIR.