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CBI registers FIR in Disha Salian death after Bombay HC order
The CBI has registered an FIR in the death of Disha Salian, the former manager of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, following a Bombay High Court order that criticised the Mumbai Police for…
The CBI has registered an FIR in the death of Disha Salian, the former manager of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, following a Bombay High Court order that criticised the Mumbai Police for failing to do so for six years. Salian died on June 8, 2020, after falling from a Malad building, and the case had been recorded only as an Accidental Death Report.
The High Court bench of Justices Sarang Kotwal and Ranjitsinha Raja Bhonsale said the police investigation raised more questions than answers and directed the CBI to appoint a senior officer. It clarified that registering an FIR does not automatically make anyone an accused. Salian's father Satish has named several people to investigators and said he hopes for justice.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The coverage is uniformly neutral wire-style reporting: every outlet notes the High Court's criticism of the Mumbai Police for not registering an FIR for six years and the family's changed position from no suspicion to alleging murder. Times of India and The Hindu add the court's explicit warning that FIR registration does not automatically make anyone an accused, a detail omitted by ABP Live and India Today. The balanced reading is that the CBI now inherits a politically charged case, with the High Court already on record about investigative gaps. The trial court will eventually hear the CBI's findings on the closure report in Sushant Singh Rajput's death, and any overlap with this new FIR will be a point to watch.
Coverage: 6 sources, 6 neutral
Sources (6): news.abplive.com (neutral report), indiatvnews.com (neutral report), indiatoday.in (neutral report), ndtv.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report), thehindu.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 6 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.
Updated: this story now draws on 6 sources.
