The investigation around the death case of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput took a dramatic turn on Wednesday when his former manager Disha Salian's father filed a petition in the Bombay High Court demanding an FIR against Aditya Thackeray. Furthermore, Disha Salian's father Satish Salian has requested the Bombay HC to transfer the FIR to the central investigative agency CBI. For the unversed, Aditya Thackeray is the son of former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray.
Notably, Disha Salian, former manager of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, on June 8, 2020, reportedly fell from the 14th floor of an apartment building in Malad, leading to an Accidental Death Report by the Mumbai Police. What raised everyone's eyebrows when nearly six days later, on June 14, 2020, Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead in his Bandra residence, which was initially ruled a suicide but later handed over to the CBI due to a massive uproar.
Now, the question arises why Satish Salian, Disha Salian's father is demanding a fresh FIR in her daughter's death and why is he linking Uddhav Thackeray's son Aditya into this? Below is what you should know-
Why does Satish Salian want an FIR against Aditya Thackeray?
Satish Salian's petition urges the court to direct the registration of an FIR against Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray and to transfer the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The petition alleges that Disha Salian was brutally raped and murdered and that a politically motivated cover-up followed to protect influential figures. Initially, the family believed the Mumbai Police’s investigation was genuine, but they now claim it was a deliberate attempt to suppress crucial evidence.
As per Marathi portal eskal, Satish Salian has also requested to make actress Rhea Chakraborty, Dino Morea, and others be made accused and arrested in this case. The petition also highlights alleged coercion by political figures, including Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar, who reportedly pressured Satish Salian to avoid implicating certain individuals. Satish Salian's Advocate Nilesh Ojha further claims that "fabricated evidence" was used to support the s*icide narrative, while Satish Salian's affidavit details his psychological manipulation by associates of Aaditya Thackeray and Rohan Rai, Disha's fiance.
The Marathi portal further stated that the petition outlines that Disha Salian had witnessed a minor girl being s*xually assaulted at a Bollywood party. This is why the petition alleges that Disha was murdered. Disha was gang-r*ped before the murder. Later, her body was kept near the building and it was made to look like she had fallen from the 14th floor.
Shiv Sena (UBT) reaction to Disha Salian's case
It is pertinent to mention here that Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut reacted to Disha Salian's father's accusations against Aditya Thackeray. He said, "Look, everything about the case, you (media) all are misusing it. I have looked at the police investigation, and it was an accident, not a murder. This is being said through you (media). Her father has filed a petition five years after the incident."
"The whole state knows the politics behind this petition. These people could not thrive on the Aurangzeb issue they raised, the tide of which turned against them. They are giving wind to Disha Salian case to wash their hands off of the Aurangzeb issue. This dirty politics is defaming our state's name. This is an attempt to malign the name of a youth leader who is doing good work and to malign the image of our party,” Raut added.