[2] In 1992, Salian prosecuted Subhash Thakur, Brijesh Singh, Pappu Kalani, and others associated with mob leader Dawood Ibrahim for a shooting that took place in J.J. Hospital in Mumbai.
Salian on behalf of the State of Maharashtra argued that the accused had entered the hospital and shot and killed Shailash Haldankar, who was associated with a rival gang led by Arun Gawli, as an act of revenge for the murder of a member of Ibrahim's family.
Salian acted as a special prosecutor in the case concerning a bomb explosion on a train that was at Mulund Railway Station in Mumbai, which resulted in the deaths of twelve people.
[7] In 2015, Salian publicly criticised the National Investigation Agency, stating that officials within the organisation had attempted to prevent her from prosecuting the accused in the 2006 Malegaon bombings incident.
[8] Salian stated that the policy concerning the prosecution of the case had changed since the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had come to power in 2014, and that she had been asked to 'go soft' on the accused as they were linked to Hindu extremists.