The Disha Salian death investigation has seen another development, with her father’s lawyer saying he has submitted what he describes as new evidence to the Central Bureau of Investigation and intends to approach the Bombay High Court again seeking custodial interrogation and judicial supervision of the probe.
Advocate Nilesh Ojha, who represents Disha’s father Satish Salian, told ANI that the new material concerns a report submitted to the Home Ministry about former Mumbai police officer Sachin Vaze’s reinstatement in June 2020.
Ojha says the document records that Vaze was urgently brought back into service on June 5, 2020 and assigned to the Crime Intelligence Unit, just days before Disha died. He further alleges that Vaze did not hold the rank normally required for that assignment. Those claims are now being presented to investigators as matters requiring scrutiny.
Importantly, Ojha’s broader allegations about what that reinstatement might mean remain claims by the Salian family’s legal team, not findings established by the CBI or a court.
What is the new evidence in the Disha Salian case?
According to Ojha, the latest material is a government report concerning Vaze’s reinstatement and placement in Mumbai Police’s Crime Intelligence Unit.
He told reporters that the document states Vaze was reinstated on June 5, 2020 and assigned to the CIU. Ojha alleges that the posting itself violated applicable rules because, according to him, the unit required an officer holding the rank of Police Inspector while Vaze was of a lower rank at the time.
Ojha has gone significantly further in interpreting that document, alleging that the timing of the reinstatement was linked to a wider conspiracy surrounding Disha’s death.
That is a serious allegation and has not been independently established by the newly reported document alone.
The publicly available reporting does not show the CBI endorsing Ojha’s interpretation, nor has the agency publicly announced any conclusion connecting Vaze’s reinstatement to Disha’s death.
What can presently be confirmed is that Ojha says the material and accompanying representations were submitted to the agency on October 3.
‘We intend to file a fresh petition’
The legal team is also preparing another move in the Bombay High Court.
Ojha said:
“We intend to file a fresh petition in the High Court.”
He said the proposed petition would seek immediate custodial interrogation of persons the family wants investigated and ask that the CBI investigation proceed under High Court supervision.
However, the wording around “accused” requires some care.
When the Bombay High Court transferred the case to the CBI in September, it specifically directed that no person should be treated as an accused unless investigators find sufficient material creating reasonable suspicion against that individual.
That means individuals named or suspected by the petitioner cannot automatically be described as accused merely because allegations have been made against them.
The investigation must first establish sufficient grounds.
Bombay High Court ordered a CBI investigation in September
The fresh submission comes just over a month after a major change in the case.
On September 2, the Bombay High Court ordered the CBI to register an FIR and investigate the circumstances surrounding Disha Salian’s death. The court acted on a petition filed by her father, who has disputed the earlier conclusion that his daughter died by suicide and has alleged foul play.
The court said the earlier investigation contained issues that justified a more substantive probe, while also stressing that its order should not be interpreted as a finding against any particular person.
That qualification remains particularly important because the case has generated years of political claims, social-media speculation and allegations against identifiable individuals.
The High Court’s direction was for those questions to be investigated — not treated as already proven.
What happened to Disha Salian?
Disha Salian, a 28-year-old celebrity manager who had briefly worked with Sushant Singh Rajput, died in Mumbai in June 2020 after falling from a residential building in Malad.
Mumbai Police initially registered an accidental death report and later concluded that her death was suicide, saying the inquiry had not found evidence of foul play. A state-appointed Special Investigation Team also reportedly did not establish foul play.
Her father later challenged that conclusion and sought a fresh investigation.
The case received renewed attention after the Bombay High Court ordered the CBI probe in September 2026.
What happens next?
For now, Ojha’s submission should be viewed as new material being placed before investigators, rather than proof that his theory has been established.
The next meaningful developments would be whether the CBI independently verifies the document, whether investigators consider Vaze’s reinstatement relevant to Disha’s death, and whether the Bombay High Court admits the fresh petition Ojha says the family plans to file.
There is also no publicly reported CBI statement yet confirming that the newly submitted material has changed the direction of the investigation.
That distinction matters in a case where allegations have often travelled faster than verified investigative findings.
What has changed is procedural: Disha Salian’s death is now under a court-ordered CBI investigation, her family’s lawyer says additional records have been submitted, and the family is preparing to seek further intervention from the High Court.
Whether those records establish any criminal connection is now for investigators — and ultimately the courts — to determine.
