What happened (court questioning Mumbai Police)
The Bombay High Court questioned Mumbai Police for not registering a First Information Report (FIR) in the death case of Disha Salian. The court asked why police had not registered an FIR despite Disha Salian’s father raising concerns about possible foul play. The court also noted that the post-mortem report and the accidental death report had not been provided to Disha Salian’s family for five years.
A division bench hearing the petition filed by Disha Salian’s father examined the police’s decision to register an accidental death report rather than an FIR. The bench’s questioning focused on the reasoning and procedural fairness behind the police classification of the death.
Background and earlier position (death details and earlier reporting)
Disha Salian died in June 2020 after falling from the 14th floor of a residential building in Malad, Mumbai. Disha Salian’s father approached the Bombay High Court because the family had concerns that the death might involve foul play. The court recorded that police had treated the matter in a way that resulted in an accidental death report, and it also recorded a long gap of five years in providing the post-mortem and accidental death reports to the family.
What changed now (court intervention asking police for answers)
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