The police, in an affidavit submitted to the Bombay High Court last month, stated that the celebrity manager died by suicide and no foul play has been found in her death. Her father Satish Salian has reiterated that she was gang-raped and murdered
Sanjay Raut has accused the state of misusing power. FILE PIC
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday demanded an apology from Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and state minister Nitesh Rane over their past remarks against Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray in connection with the Disha Salian death case, news agency PTI reported.
Former celebrity manager Disha Salian died on June 8, 2020, after falling from the 14th floor of a residential building in the Malad area of Mumbai. Following the incident, the city police had immediately registered an Accidental Death Report (ADR).
The police, in an affidavit submitted to the Bombay High Court last month, stated she had died by suicide and that no foul play has been found in her death.
Salian's father Satish Salian had claimed that his daughter was gang-raped and murdered. He had filed a petition in the Bombay High Court in March, seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into his daughter's death and an FIR against Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray.
"The police report has clearly stated that Aaditya Thackeray had no involvement in Disha Salian's death. Yet, power was misused to malign his image and humiliate him," Raut told reporters in Mumbai, adding that Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis should apologise to Thackeray.
"(BJP MP) Narayan Rane's son, who is also a cabinet minister (Nitesh Rane), should apologise not only to Aaditya Thackeray but also to the people of Maharashtra," the Rajya Sabha member said.
"Everyone who made baseless allegations should issue a public apology," Raut further stated, adding, "those defaming others for political gains will pay a heavy price one day."
CM Fadnavis holds charge of the state Home Department.
NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar also reacted to the developments and said, "BJP leaders and ministers from Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena faction have constantly hurled allegations at Aaditya Thackeray using foul and offensive language."
Talking to reporters in the Vidhan Bhavan complex, Pawar urged the government to take action against those responsible for what he called a "deliberate attempt to mislead the public for political mileage."
However, BJP leader and former state minister Sudhir Mungantiwar defended the government and law enforcement agencies.
"The government never pressures probe agencies. Police conduct investigations based on evidence and facts. It appears that opposition leaders harbour prejudice against the state government. I hope they will soon realise their misconceptions," he said.
After Satish Salian moved the High Court in March, Nitesh Rane had demanded action against Aaditya Thackeray.
(With inputs from PTI)
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