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Satish Salian, the father of the deceased, spent over four hours recording his statement before CBI officials accompanied by his legal counsel, Nilesh Ojha.
CBI FIR Details and Named Individuals
The document outlines a wide-ranging conspiracy and the propagation of an alleged false suicide narrative.
The FIR lists multiple high-profile individuals and law enforcement officers whose roles require examination, including:
- Aditya ठाकरे (Aditya Thackeray)
- Rohan Roy and Dino Morea
- Sooraj Pancholi
- Rhea Chakraborty and Showik Chakraborty
- Former police officers Sachin Vaze and Param Bir Singh
- Former minister Anil Deshmukh and former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray
- Several police officials from the Malvani police station and crime branch, including former DCP Vishal Thakur
Legal Allegations Regarding Evidence Tampering
Advocate Nilesh Ojha raised serious legal contentions concerning the handling of electronic evidence during court proceedings. According to statements cited in source reports, forensic analysis allegedly revealed that video recordings spanning from June 4 to June 9, 2020, were deleted from the recovered CCTV footage.
Ojha further alleged that the digital video recorder (DVR) back-up hard disk subsequently disappeared from police custody. Under relevant legal provisions and judicial precedents cited by the legal team, the disappearance of pivotal material evidence from law enforcement custody to shield potential suspects warrants strict legal scrutiny and possible custodial interrogation of responsible parties.
Key Political Figures and Witness Statements
The legal filings and subsequent statements draw in prominent political figures. Advocate Ojha asserted that former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and current Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis hold critical relevance to the chronology of events. Specifically, the statements reference past public remarks regarding the reinstatement of dismissed police officer Sachin Vaze prior to the incident.
As the federal investigation proceeds under the supervision of the Bombay High Court, the CBI is tasked with evaluating the extensive witness testimonies, forensic gaps, and procedural logs compiled since the initial 2020 incident in Malvani.
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