Bombay HC orders CBI probe into death of former Manager of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput

Mumbai, September 02
The Bombay High Court today ordered a CBI probe into the death of Disha Salian, former manager of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, and pulled up the Mumbai Police for failing to register an FIR for six years.

A division bench of Justices Sarang Kotwal and Ranjitsinha Raja Bhonsale said that an investigation cannot drag on for an inordinately long period, emphasising that a central agency probe was necessary to ensure a proper and substantive investigation into the matter. The court observed that the investigation carried out by the police raises more questions than it answers.

Disha Salian, who briefly worked as manager of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, died on June 8, 2020, after falling off the 12th floor of a residential building in Mumbai’s Malad area. The city police then registered an Accidental Death Report. A week later, the actor was also found dead in his apartment on June 14, raising speculation that there could be a link between the two deaths.

The high court asked the CBI to register an FIR and record the statement of Disha’s father, Satish Salian, but clarified that no person shall be treated as an accused until and unless there is sufficient material gathered against them during the probe.