Sushant Singh Rajput’s Former Manager Disha Salian Case Reopened: Bombay HC Orders CBI FIR

New Delhi, September 02, 2026 The Bombay High Court on Wednesday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register an FIR and conduct a detailed investigation into the death of Disha Salian, former manager of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The court’s decision brings renewed legal scrutiny to the 2020 case and directs the country’s premier investigating agency to examine the matter thoroughly. Disha Salian died on June 8, 2020, after falling from the 14th floor of a residential building in Mumbai’s Malad area. Her death occurred days before Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead at his Bandra flat. Mumbai Police had initially registered an Accidental Death Report (ADR) and later concluded, following an inquiry, that her death was a case of suicide. However, her father, Satish Salian, later approached the High Court alleging lapses in the investigation and claiming that his daughter was gang-raped and murdered. A bench of Justices Sarang Kotwal and Ranjitsinha Raja Bhonsale directed Mumbai Police to hand over all records and case papers to the CBI. The court also stressed that no person should be treated as an accused unless the Investigating Officer finds sufficient material against them. It further said that if the investigation reveals that no case is made out, the CBI must submit an appropriate summary report before the concerned court, which Satish Salian would be free to challenge. "The Court has directed the CBI to record the statement of Satish Salian, register an FIR, appoint a senior officer to conduct the investigation, and the Malvani Police Station to hand over all records to the CBI. Furthermore, action will be taken against anyone against whom evidence is found. No one will be named as an accused if there is no evidence against them. Additionally, if the CBI submits a negative report, we have the right to raise objections and file aprotest petition. The court has explicitly stated this in its order. I thank the court," lawyer Nilesh Ojha, representing Salian's father and petitioner, said shortly after the court order. Ojha had earlier alleged, "It was simple: influential accused were involved, and some senior police officers were also involved. As we have provided proof on record. All these things were affecting the situation. There were Supreme Court guidelines, Home Ministry guidelines, and directions from the Constitution Bench; an FIR was mandatory, yet they didn't do it." The High Court’s order follows earlier concerns raised by another Division Bench over the registration of only an ADR and not an FIR despite the family's allegations of murder. With the CBI now directed to take over the investigation, the case will be examined afresh, and any action against individuals will depend on evidence gathered during the probe.