The Mumbai Police had earlier termed Salian’s death a suicide. Her father, Satish Salian, later approached the Bombay High Court, which directed the CBI to register an FIR and conduct a probe.
The development comes days after the Bombay High Court slammed the Mumbai Police for failing to register an FIR despite the case remaining under investigation for nearly six years.
BJP leader NiteshRane also alleged that Thackeray skipped the 'Garjana Morcha' led by Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and MNS president Raj Thackeray in Mumbai on Sunday due to fear of arrest.