'Guilty will end up behind bars': BJP's Ram Kadam targets Thackeray over Disha Salian death case

BJP leader Ram Kadam on Tuesday said anyone found guilty in the Disha Salian death case would face legal action stressing that the law applies equally to politicians actors and public officialsHis remarks came after the Central Bureau of Investigation registered an FIR in connection with Salians death following directions from the Bombay High Court The case has triggered fresh political exchanges in Maharashtra with BJP leaders targeting the previous government over its handling of the investigationKadam says law will apply equally to allSpeaking to ANI Kadam said the investigation should be allowed to proceed on the basis of evidence and that no individual should be treated differently because of their political or public positionThe names of politicians actors and officials have surfaced The law is equal for everyone The law does not distinguish between a Thackeray and anyone else it simply ensures that action is taken in accordance with the law The guilty will end up behind bars he saidSalian who had worked as a manager for late actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead on June 8 2020 after falling from a building in Mumbais Malad area Her death was initially recorded as an Accidental Death Report ADRRajput was found dead at his Bandra residence six days later on June 14 2020 The two deaths had subsequently become the subject of intense public and political scrutinyBJP leader questions delay in CBI probeKadam questioned why the investigation into Disha Salians death was not transferred to the CBI earlier and alleged that the then Uddhav Thackerayled Maharashtra government did not act despite repeated demands from Salians familyWhen Uddhav Thackeray was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra Dishas father and her entire family repeatedly stated that Disha had been subjected to atrocities and abuse and was subsequently murdered It was not a political party making these claims it was her own father he saidKadam alleged that the police should have registered a case and conducted a detailed investigation if there were no political considerations involvedIf no minister or leader from the Thackeray government was involvedmdashif there was no one to shieldmdashthey should have immediately instructed the police to register a case transparently and investigate it thoroughly That did not happen If there was nothing to hide what was there to fear Kadam addedKadam cites familys demand for CBI probeThe BJP leader also claimed that Salians father had repeatedly sought a CBI investigation into his daughters deathHer father kept demanding that the investigation be handed over to the CBI Despite repeated requests the Thackeray government did not hand the probe over to the CBI what was the reason he saidThe allegations made by Kadam concern the handling of the case by the previous state government and police authorities The CBI investigation is now underway following the Bombay High Courts directionsMaharashtra minister declines to commentMaharashtra Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said it would not be appropriate for him to comment on a matter currently being investigated by the central agencyIt would not be right for me to speak in a case being probed by the CBI Bawankule saidThe ministers remarks came amid the political debate over the FIR and allegations surrounding the circumstances of Salians deathThe Bombay High Court had directed the CBI to investigate the case and instructed the agency not to treat any person as an accused at this stage unless sufficient material emerged during the investigation to raise reasonable suspicionLawyer claims several names in FIRMeanwhile Advocate Nilesh Ojha who represents Salians father Satish Salian claimed on Monday that the CBI FIR includes the names of several politicians actors and police officialsThe FIR is for gang rape murder and a coverup of this crime This FIR has been registered under the main offences Sections 376D 302 201 217 218 read with 120B of the IPC Ojha saidHe further claimed that the FIR names Shiv Sena UBT leader Aaditya Thackeray actor Dino Morea actor Sooraj Pancholi Thackerays bodyguard Rohan Roy actor Rhea Chakraborty former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh then DCP Vishal Thakur the police inspector of Malwani police station members of the Special Investigation Team SIT a doctor and a chemical analystWith inputs from ANI