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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nNEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray<\/a> on Thursday dismissed allegations linking him to the death of celebrity manager Disha Salian, questioning why he should respond to them. His remarks came after the Bombay high court directed the CBI to probe Salian\u2019s death.Speaking to reporters, Aaditya Thackeray, the son of former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray<\/a> said, “It’s something that I have nothing to do about and not even thought about. Why should I even respond to this? BJP tries to defame everybody. They have tried to make Rahul Gandhi a ‘Pappu’ for years.\u201d\u201cThey have tried to defame me for the last six years. Anybody who pricks the BJP, they have a problem with them. Like I said, when you have nothing to do with anything, why speak on anything or give it any importance? That’s my stand…” he added.Earlier in the day, Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane said that if Thackeray and others named in connection with the case had nothing to do with Salian\u2019s death, they should come forward and clarify their position.Rane said he had maintained from the beginning that Salian\u2019s death should not be treated as a suicide and expressed confidence that the CBI investigation would establish the facts.“We were clear from day one that this was not a suicide; this was a murder case. And events of that nature are now coming to light. Now the CBI investigation will begin, and an FIR will be lodged,” Rane said.He said he expected the probe to examine allegations of evidence being destroyed and misuse of power.“My only expectation is that regarding the wrong that was done to our sister named Disha Salian\u2014the way power was misused to destroy evidence and proof\u2014all of those things are now going to come out. In the end, no matter how much you try to hide the truth, it eventually comes out,” he added.Bombay HC orders <\/span>CBI probe<\/span>The remarks came after the Bombay high court directed the CBI to register an FIR and conduct a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding Salian\u2019s death. The court also directed Malvani Police Station to hand over relevant records to the CBI.The high court said no person should be treated as an accused merely on the basis of allegations made before the court.\u201cNobody shall be treated as an accused unless in the opinion of the investigating officer there are sufficient grounds to raise reasonable suspicion against him depending on the material collected during the investigation,\u201d the court said.The CBI has been asked to appoint a suitably experienced and senior officer to conduct the investigation.The court also said that if the probe finds that no criminal case has been made out, the CBI must file an appropriate summary report before the competent court.\u201cIn case the investigation reveals that no case is made out, then the CBI shall file the appropriate summary report before the court concerned,\u201d it said.Salian\u2019s father, Satish Salian, would be free to challenge such a report and file objections before the court.The high court had earlier raised concerns over the registration of only an Accidental Death Report (ADR), instead of an FIR, despite allegations made by Salian\u2019s family. It also noted that copies of the post-mortem report and ADR had not been provided to the family even years after her death.Advocate Nilesh Ojha, who represented Satish Salian, said the court had directed the CBI to record his statement and appoint a senior officer to investigate the case.<\/p>\n Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n