Mumbai, March 20: Maharashtra Minister and BJP leader Nitesh Rane on Thursday demanded that Shiv Sena(UBT) leader Aditya Thackeray should be arrested and interrogated in the Disha Salian death case.

Disha Salian, a former manager of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput reportedly fell from the 14th floor of an apartment building on June 8, 2020, in Malad, leading to her death, an Accidental Death Report by the Mumbai Police said. Six days later, on June 14, 2020, Sushant Singh was found dead in his Bandra residence, which was initially ruled a suicide but later handed over to the CBI.

Minister Rane’s demand comes after the father of Disha Salian in a petition has alleged that his daughter was gang-raped and murdered. The petitioner also appealed to the court to register an FIR against Shiv Sena(UBT) leader Aditya Thackeray and transfer the probe to the CBI.

“This is a very simple, straightforward case. Why does Aditya Thackeray need to be saved from this? If he has no involvement, then why is he running away so much?” asked Rane. “There was a Supreme Court judgment, according to which, if anyone is charged with rape, a case has to be registered against him first. According to that rule, a case should be registered against Aditya Thackeray and he should be arrested. He should be questioned,… in fact, all those are named in this case, the same justice that is meted out to other people should be meted out to Aditya Thackeray,” he said.

“Whether it is Aditya Thackeray, Suraj Pancholi or Dino Morea, they should be investigated, if they have no hand in this case, the investigation will reveal that. If Aditya Thackeray believes that this was suicide, he has nothing to do with this case, he is being implicated, then it is very simple he should face the investigation, tell the truth, provide evidence and prove us all wrong,” he said.

Commenting on Shiv Sena(UBT) MP Sanjay Raut questioning the timing of the petition, Rane said, “During those five years, his own name (Aditya Thackeray), the son of the former Chief Minister of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (Uddhav Thackeray), had come up in the case. You should hear from Disha Salian’s father how much pressure he had put on them. He (Disha Salian’s father) himself had said that there was a lot of pressure on him not to say anything,” he claimed.

He also questioned, “Why did Kishori Pednekar (former mayor who has been named in the petition) go to his house then?”

Rane stated that all politicians should now step aside in this matter, a girl was gang-raped, and she was murdered. “Now she should get justice, that’s all we have to say, that’s our only position,” he added.

“Disha Salian’s father has nothing to do with politics, he presented a stand, and he went to court. Many people are following up on this case. And now Disha Salian’s father is convinced that his daughter did not commit suicide, that there was something wrong with her, that she was murdered,” said Rane and reiterated that this case should be investigated.

New Delhi, March 20: Senior BJP leader and former MP Kirit Somaiya on Thursday said there was a major Bangladeshi birth certificate scam going on in Maharashtra. He claimed that 52 infiltrators from the neighbouring country had fraudulently obtained birth certificates.

Somaiya said six FIRs have been filed against these 52 in the state.

The Bangladeshi nationals were living in various cities in the Akola district, Maharashtra, and had obtained birth certificates by submitting fake documents.

The FIRs have been filed in Akot, Telhara, Barshitakali, Ramdaspeth (Akola city), Murtijapur, and Patur police stations under sections 3(5), 229, 236, 237, 318(4), 336(3), 340(2) of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS).

The BJP leader said, “It was a case of Bangladeshi birth certificate scam. Six FIRs have been filed against 52 infiltrators from Bangladesh.”

He gave a list of the infiltrators who had obtained the birth certificates fraudulently. The list of 52 has around 12 women who have also secured birth certificates.

Earlier, this month Somaiya exposed a massive illegal birth certificate racket that has allowed thousands of Bangladeshis and Rohingyas to obtain Indian citizenship fraudulently.

The scam, he claimed originated in Amravati with 4,500 fake registrations. He said that it is a statewide crisis, with over 1.3 lakh fraudulent birth certificates issued.

Somaiya has demanded immediate cancellation of these certificates, arrests of corrupt officials, and an overhaul of the birth registration system. He has also submitted 478 pages of evidence to the police,

The BJP leader stated, “We are witnessing the most dangerous infiltration scam in Maharashtra’s history.”

On Tuesday, Minister of State for Home Yogesh Kadam informed the Maharashtra Assembly that the government has asked developers and contractors in Mumbai to give an undertaking that they do not employ Bangladeshis in their projects. If any Bangladeshi is noticed in the project, it is their responsibility to inform the police, he said.

In January, the Maharashtra government set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the issuance of birth and death certificates on “delayed” applications amid complaints of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh living in parts of the state.

Mumbai, March 19: The mysterious death of Disha Salian, former manager of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, has taken a dramatic turn as her father, Satish Salian, on Wednesday, filed a petition in the Bombay High Court for a fresh investigation.

Alleging that his daughter was brutally assaulted and murdered, followed by a politically motivated cover-up, Satish Salian is now seeking an FIR against Shiv Sena-UBT leader Aaditya Thackeray and a transfer of the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

This plea not only challenges the initial findings of the Mumbai Police but also raises questions about the potential link between Disha Salian’s death and Sushant Singh Rajput’s death just days later.

The petition (a copy of which is available with IANS) accuses the Mumbai Police of tagging Disha Salian’s death case as a suicide or accidental fall on “hot-haste manner”, ignoring critical forensic evidence, eyewitness accounts, and circumstantial proof.

Advocate Nilesh Ojha, representing the family, has confirmed that the petition is in the process of being formally filed and will soon be registered with the High Court.

On June 8, 2020, Disha Salian reportedly fell from the 14th floor of an apartment building in Malad, leading to an Accidental Death Report by the Mumbai Police.

Nearly six days later, on June 14, 2020, Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead in his Bandra residence, which was initially ruled a suicide but later handed over to the CBI.

The proximity of these events has fuelled speculation about a deeper connection between the two cases.

The petition also highlights alleged coercion by political figures, including Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar, who reportedly pressured Satish Salian to avoid implicating certain individuals.

Advocate Ojha further claims that “fabricated evidence” was used to support the suicide narrative, while Satish Salian’s affidavit details his psychological manipulation by associates of Aaditya Thackeray and Rohan Rai, Disha’s fiance.

In an exclusive interview to a news channel, Satish Salian expressed his belief that his daughter’s death was no accident, citing the absence of injuries consistent with a fall from such a height.

He also questioned the lack of bloodstains and the suspiciously clean state of the crime scene.

These inconsistencies, coupled with the family’s discovery of unreported details, have led them to demand a thorough investigation and questioning of Aaditya Thackeray.

By reopening this case, as he demanded, Satish Salian hopes to uncover the truth behind his daughter’s death and its possible connection to Sushant Singh Rajput’s tragic demise, reigniting public interest in these unresolved mysteries.