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Bombay High Court questions Disha Salian death probe, reserves order
The Bombay High Court on Friday questioned the investigation into Disha Salian's death while hearing her father Satish Salian's plea for a fresh probe. The bench of Justices Sarang V Kotwal and…
The Bombay High Court on Friday questioned the investigation into Disha Salian's death while hearing her father Satish Salian's plea for a fresh probe. The bench of Justices Sarang V Kotwal and Ranjitsinha R Bhonsale raised doubts about medical findings, noting the absence of facial fractures or nose bleeding if she had fallen face-first from the 14th floor. The court also said an enquiry under Section 174 of CrPC cannot substitute a proper criminal investigation and cannot give a clean chit to anyone.
Satish Salian alleges his daughter, former manager of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, was gang-raped and murdered. The prosecution cited statements from Salian, his wife, and Disha's boyfriend to argue there was no foul play. Aaditya Thackeray's lawyer called the petition politically motivated, saying Salian had become a 'tool' of political rivals. The court observed it was not concluding rape or murder but found reasonable suspicion for registering an FIR. It reserved judgment.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both sources report the same hearing but frame it differently. Source 1 leads with the court questioning medical discrepancies and police lapses, putting the state and prosecution on the defensive. Source 2 leads with Thackeray's lawyer calling the petition politically motivated, foregrounding the political angle. The first emphasises the court's doubts about the investigation, the second emphasises the state's defence and the pushback against the petitioner. The court's remark about reasonable suspicion for an FIR appears in both, suggesting the bench is not dismissing the plea outright. The judgment, when delivered, will show whether the court orders a fresh probe.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): indiatoday.in (neutral report), indiatoday.in (2) (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.
