Seema Pahuja: CBI Officer Leading Sushant Rajput's Ex-Manager's Death Probe
CBI officer Seema Pahuja has been appointed to lead the investigation into the 2020 death of Disha Salian, the former manager of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The probe follows a Bombay High Court directive after allegations of foul play were raised by the victim's family.
Why it matters
The case is highly sensitive due to its connection to the high-profile death of Sushant Singh Rajput and the involvement of prominent political figures.
Days after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a first information report (FIR) in the 2020 death of Disha Salian - the former manager of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, the probe agency's top officer Seema Pahuja is set to begin leading the investigation. The FIR was filed after going through complaints by Disha Salian's father, Satish Salian, which included the names of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray and actor Dino Morea, among others.Disha Salian died on June 8, 2020, after falling from the 14th floor of a residential building in Mumbai's Malad area - days before Sushant Singh Rajput's death in a Bandra flat. Her death was earlier recorded as an accidental death report (ADR).
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