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Never Met Disha Salian: Aaditya Thackeray
Thackeray said he never met Salian and called the repeated linking of his name to the case a character assassination campaign.
On Wednesday, Shiv Sena MLA Aaditya Thackeray denied ever meeting or knowing Disha Salian, describing the persistent linking of his name to her 2020 death as a "deliberate, evidence-free attempt at character assassination."
The Central Bureau of Investigation registered an FIR on September 14 following a Bombay High Court directive issued September 2, which criticized the Mumbai Police investigation for six years of inaction and noted it "raises more questions than answers."
Salian, 28, died on June 8, 2020, after falling from the 12th floor of a residential building in Malad. The Mumbai Police initially registered an Accidental Death Report, concluding the case involved no evidence of foul play.
Thackeray, facing what he describes as a "relentless smear campaign," criticized media trials and television debates, asserting that such attempts would not deter him from "fighting for the truth."
The High Court specifically ordered that no individual, including Thackeray, be treated as an accused unless sufficient material emerges during the CBI's investigation. The FIR lists multiple individuals whose roles are currently under review.