Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday claimed that efforts were made to “malign his image” his reputation in connection with the June 2020 death of Disha Salian, the former manager of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
“Attempts are being made for the last five years to malign my image. We will put forth our side in the court. We will give our replies (to the allegations) in the court,” PTI quoted the former Maharashtra minister as saying
This comes after Satish Salian, father of Disha Salian, moved the Bombay High Court seeking a fresh probe into the mysterious circumstances under which she was found dead in June 2020.
The petition demanded registration of a First Information Report against Aaditya Thackeray and transfer of the probe to the CBI, he said.
The petition also claimed that his daughter was raped and murdered, and subsequently there was a politically-orchestrated cover-up to protect certain influential persons, Satish Salian told PTI.
Disha Salian died on June 8, 2020, after falling off the 14th floor of a residential building in suburban Malad. The city police had then registered an Accidental Death Report (ADR) case. Six days later, Bollywood star Rajput allegedly committed suicide in his apartment in Bandra.
Targeting Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday, BJP minister Nitesh Rane said as per the Supreme Court’s past decisions, if a person is facing allegations of rape, he must be arrested.
He also demanded Thackeray’s resignation as an MLA. “We have demanded this in the House (assembly),” Rane said.
Meanwhile, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve, who is the leader of opposition in the legislative council, alleged that the BJP was behind the attempts to target Thackeray.
