Sooraj Pancholi says, ‘I never met Disha Salian’:Calls it wrong to link his name to her death; she was Sushant Singh Rajput’s

Actor Sooraj Pancholi has clarified his position after his name was linked to the death of Disha Salian, who worked as actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s manager. In a lengthy statement shared on Instagram, Sooraj said that he had never met Disha Salian or Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray, either directly or indirectly. Says it is wrong to drag his name into the case Calling it wrong to link his name to Disha’s death, Sooraj said that the police and CBI had already recorded his statement around four to five years ago. He added that he is ready to fully cooperate with the investigating agencies if they want to question him again. Sooraj expressed his displeasure on Instagram In his Instagram post, Sooraj Pancholi said that his name had been repeatedly linked to Disha Salian’s death through various media reports and statements over the past few years. He said he had chosen not to respond to every report, but felt the need to speak after the same claims continued to resurface. Says his name was dragged without evidence Sooraj said that linking his name to the case without any facts or evidence was extremely distressing and unfair. He also appealed that no person’s death should be used to damage someone else’s reputation without conclusive evidence. ‘Headlines and TV debates are not evidence’ Sooraj Pancholi appealed to people and the media not to form opinions based on rumours. He wrote, “Do not immediately believe everything you see in the news or on social media. A headline, debate or someone’s statement on television is not evidence.” He said that behind every name mentioned in television debates is a real person and their family. Sooraj also said that he supports an impartial CBI investigation into the case and has complete faith in the country’s laws and investigative agencies. Disha Salian died in 2020 Disha Salian died on June 8, 2020, after falling from the 14th floor of a building in Mumbai’s Malad area. Six days later, on June 14, Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead at his apartment in Mumbai’s Bandra area. The initial investigation into Disha’s death was completed in around three months. In October 2020, police termed her death a suicide. The case was reopened in December 2023, after which an SIT was formed. The SIT also concluded that she had died by suicide. CBI registers FIR on her father’s complaint The case took a fresh turn recently after the CBI registered an FIR based on a complaint by Disha’s father, Satish Salian, along with the statement submitted by him. According to Satish Salian’s lawyer, Nilesh Ojha, the FIR and complaint name Aaditya Thackeray, Rohan Rai, Rhea Chakraborty and former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh. Following the latest development, Sooraj Pancholi’s name once again surfaced in media reports, prompting the actor to publicly clarify his position.