Disha Salian death case: Bombay HC has raised questions over probe, says lawyer, seeks CBI investigation

Advocate Nilesh Ojha representing Disha Salians father Satish Salian on Friday said that the Mumbai court raised several questions about the police investigation into her death reported the ANISpeaking to reporters after arguments were heard over two days Ojha said the court had examined the documents and procedures followed by the police and questioned their legal basisAccording to the advocate the complaint before the court concerned allegations of gang rape and murder rather than an accidental deathOjha argued that the police could not investigate allegations of murder and gang rape under Section 174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure CrPC which deals with inquiries into certain unnatural or suspicious deathsHe said the court questioned how the investigation had been conducted under the provision and referred to a Supreme Court judgment while considering the matterBollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajputs exmanager Disha Salian had died on June 8 2020 after falling off the 14th floor of a building in Malad area While police concluded after an inquiry that she had died by suicide her father Satish Salian approached the High Court last year questioning Mumbai Polices probeOjha also questioned the circumstances surrounding the closure of the case on February 4 2021He asked under which legal provision the investigation had subsequently been reopened claiming that no such provision had been shown to the courtWATCH Mumbai Maharashtra On representing Disha Salians father Satish Salian Advocate Nilesh Ojha says This case was heard over two daysmdasharguments were heard thoroughly on both the first day and today It became clear in court that the documents prepared by the policehellip pictwittercomf2HOwBerx1mdash ANI ANI August 28 2026Lawyer raises issue of FIRThe advocate further argued that an investigation to identify an accused or alleged perpetrator can begin only after an FIR is registeredHe claimed that when the court asked the authorities to identify the legal provision authorising the investigation they were unable to provide oneOjha said this in his view showed that the investigation had not followed the correct legal procedureCourt allegedly questions details in affidavitOjha also alleged that there were discrepancies between the governments affidavit and other material presented before the courtHe referred to a claim in the affidavit concerning a police subinspector allegedly calling from the location and another claim about whether Salians eyes were coveredThe lawyer said the court questioned these details during the hearingThese allegations and interpretations were presented by Ojha as part of the arguments made on behalf of Salians father and have not been independently establishedQuestions raised over circumstances of deathOjha also said the court questioned the account of Salian allegedly falling from the 14th floorAccording to the advocate the court examined whether the reported injuries were consistent with the circumstances described by the authoritiesOjha referred to questions about injuries to the face teeth nose and skull and said the court sought clarification on how the injuries could have occurred in the manner describedLawyer says court considered CBI investigationOjha claimed that the court observed there were sufficient grounds to raise suspicion and consider ordering a Central Bureau of Investigation CBI probeHe said the government counsel was asked to respond to the concerns raised during the hearing but according to him did not provide a satisfactory legal explanationOjha said the government side instead focused on the narrative surrounding the case rather than addressing the legal questions raised by the courtwith ANI inputs