Overview
- The Bombay High Court ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation probe and the CBI registered an FIR on September 14 to reopen the 2020 inquiry into Disha Salian’s death.
- Aaditya Thackeray formally rejected the ₹500 crore defamation notice served by Satish Salian and refused to apologise, withdraw his September 16 social posts, or pay damages.
- Thackeray’s 25‑page legal reply says his posts never named Satish Salian, describes the damages claim as arbitrary and unsupported, and warns he will contest further proceedings.
- Satish Salian plans to meet CBI officials in Mumbai to submit evidence and ask that concerned officials be questioned as part of the renewed probe.
- Earlier police and SIT inquiries recorded the death as an accidental death or suicide and the High Court stressed that registering an FIR does not amount to a finding of guilt or identification of accused individuals.