Bollywood actor Sooraj Pancholi has as soon as once more shared his aspect relating to being linked to the Disha Salian demise case. In an in depth assertion, he reiterated that he has by no means met Disha Salian or Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Aaditya Thackeray. Within the be aware, he additionally acknowledged that he has been dealing with on-line abuse and demise threats since his identify was linked to the case.
Sooraj’s assertion comes after the Bombay Excessive Court docket ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into Disha’s demise in June 2020. The court docket directed the CBI to register an FIR within the matter. Nevertheless, the court docket clarified that no particular person ought to be handled as an accused except confirmed in any other case.
‘Have even obtained demise threats’
Sooraj stated that he by no means met Disha and, regardless of stating the identical again and again, he has been dealing with on-line abuse and receiving demise threats. He wrote, “I’m saying this yet one more time, and I’ve to repeat myself as a result of clearly folks nonetheless do not perceive once I say this. I’ve by no means met late Disha Salian or Aditya Thackeray in my life. Not as soon as. Circuitously. Not not directly! And but, the web abuse hasn’t stopped. I’ve been known as each attainable identify and have even obtained demise threats, with folks assuming that I have to be scared. I’m not scared.”
‘Nothing to cover or run away from’
He shared how he’s making an attempt to rebuild his profession and, regardless of that, refuses to remain silent on the matter. He wrote, “I’ve spent years watching my identify being dragged into issues I had completely nothing to do with. I’ve already misplaced years of my life, years I can by no means get again! And now, when I’m lastly making an attempt to rebuild my life, my profession and my future, I refuse to remain silent and watch it occur yet again. If I used to be scared, I might have stayed quiet like many others. However I’m doing the precise reverse! As a result of I’ve clearly nothing to cover or run away from! I’m standing up for myself as a result of I do know that my coronary heart is clear. On the finish of the day, it’s my identify, my life and my future that I’ve to stay with.”
He added, “And I’m doing this for myself. I additionally can not ignore what I’ve been seeing. It’s clear to me that quite a lot of the hatred and makes an attempt to pull my identify into this are due to points sure folks have with members of my household. No matter these points could also be, please don’t make me pay for them. I’ve no private points with anyone. I’ve no political alliances, no political agenda and no real interest in defending or attacking anybody. So I PLEASE request the investigating businesses for only one factor. Please examine this matter totally, utterly and with none additional delay. If there’s even one small piece of proof or any involvement connecting me to this matter, I’m prepared to face no matter punishment the regulation decides, with none questions.”
‘Makes an attempt to pull my identify into this’
He additionally requested the media to be honest, writing, “But when the investigation by the investigating businesses establishes that I genuinely don’t have anything to do with it, then I request the investigating businesses and the so known as ‘HONEST MEDIA’ to please say that loud and clearly. What can be extraordinarily disheartening for me is watching the best way some sections of the media are dealing with this. This can be leisure or a time for dinner story for some folks, however that is my life! Behind each headline, each accusation and every bit of hypothesis is an actual human being who has to stay with the results. I additionally can not ignore what I’ve been seeing. It’s clear to me that quite a lot of the hatred and makes an attempt to pull my identify into this are due to points sure folks have with members of my household.”
Within the caption, the actor stated the most recent publish was not essentially every part he wished to say. He additionally stated he had supposed to share the assertion earlier than his Instagram account was blocked, which he nonetheless didn’t perceive.
Disha Salian case
Disha Salian had briefly labored as a supervisor for the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput. She died in June 2020, days earlier than Sushant’s demise. She allegedly fell from a constructing in Mumbai’s Malad space. Her demise was initially recorded as unintentional, and the Mumbai Police investigation dominated out foul play.
Nevertheless, Disha’s father, Satish Salian, filed a petition earlier than the Bombay Excessive Court docket searching for a contemporary investigation. On September 2, 2026, the court docket ordered the CBI to analyze the case and register an FIR.