Disha Salian Death Case: Bombay HC Raps Police Over No FIR After Father Suspected Murder

The Bombay High Court has asked tough questions to the Mumbai Police in the Disha Salian death case. The court asked why no FIR was ever filed even after her father raised doubts about how she died. Disha, who once worked as a manager for late Sushant Singh Rajput, died on June 8, 2020, after falling from a residential building in Malad. Her father, Satish Salian, believes she was murdered and has been fighting in court to get a fresh probe by the CBI.

A bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande heard the plea on Monday, August 3. The court asked why an FIR was never registered despite her father raising suspicion about the circumstances of her death, and also sought an explanation for the post-mortem findings after Disha allegedly fell from the 14th floor of the building.

The judges pointed out that suspicion alone from a family member should be enough for police to act. The bench asked what stopped the police from investigating when the victim’s father raised suspicion about the circumstances in which she died in 2020. The court also raised doubts about the medical evidence. The bench questioned how, according to the postmortem report, the victim showed no injuries despite falling from a height of 14 floors.

Responding to the court, Public Prosecutor Shishir Hiray told the court that the case was treated as accidental death and inquiries were conducted twice, and both times the inference was that it was a case of suicide, a finding supported by witness statements. The prosecutor also said photographs showed head injuries on the body, though the family’s lawyer disputed this.

The bench then asked what was stopping police from handing over certain basic, harmless documents to the petitioner when only an accidental death inquiry was being conducted and the police’s own conclusion was suicide.

Disha Salian, 28, died on June 8, 2020, after falling from the 14th floor of the Galaxy Regent building in Malad, Mumbai. Just six days later,   was found dead at his Bandra home.

Soon after her death, her father filed a written complaint at Malvani police station against people allegedly spreading rumours about her death. Police registered only an Accidental Death Report and closed the matter as suicide.

Years later, in 2025, Satish Salian moved the Bombay High Court. He accused Mumbai Police of tagging the case as suicide or accidental fall in haste, ignoring forensic evidence, eyewitness accounts, and circumstantial proof.