Disha Salian was depressed due to father’s misuse of money: Police closure report

The Mumbai police’s closure report in the Disha Salian death case had termed it a suicide and asserted she was battling depression due to various reasons, including misuse of her money by her father, an official said on Friday.

Disha was a former manager of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. She allegedly died by suicide by jumping off the 12th floor of her building in Jankalyan Nagar in north Mumbai’s Malad area on June 8, 2020, as per police.

The closure report by the Malvani police, which probed the incident, was submitted to a superior officer (as per rules for accidental death report) on February 4, 2021.

As part of the probe, the Malvani police recorded statements of her friends and some witnesses, during which it came to light that she was depressed due to some failed projects, misunderstanding with friends and misuse of her money by her father, the official said.

The police had also recorded statements of actors with whom Disha was communicating on behalf of her company, he added.