Jiah Khan Death Case: Watch accused Sooraj Pancholi leaves for CBI court
After almost a decade, when Bollywood actress Jiah Khan was found dead at her home in Mumbai, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court is expected to pronounce its verdict today in the mysterious death of the actress. In the case, Khan’s boyfriend and actor Sooraj Pancholi has been charged with IPC section 306 (abetment to suicide).
If found guilty and convicted, Sooraj, the son of veteran actor Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab, may sentenced to up to 10 years imprisonment.
Sooraj Pancholi was spotted leaving for the CBI court, ahead of the verdict.
Watch here.
#WATCH | Actor Sooraj Pancholi leaves for CBI court in Mumbai for a verdict in the suicide case of actor Jiah Khan, who was found dead in her suburban home on June 3, 2013. Sooraj Pancholi is accused of abetting the suicide of Jiah Khan. pic.twitter.com/9jaVBxLRxV
— ANI (@ANI) April 28, 2023
Jiah Khan, the Ghajini fame, was found handing at her Mumbai residence in June 2, 2013. The Mumbai Police arrested Sooraj under section 306 on the basis of a letter, written by the 25-year-old actress. The six-page letter was seized on June 10, 2013.
"We have spent 10 years exposing the truth based on factual evidence. Now, it is up to the court to draw the right conclusions," ANI quoted Jiah's mother Rabia Khan as saying.
According to the CBI, the letter narrated Jiah’s intimate relationship with Sooraj Pancholi and th physical and mental abuse she endured that ultimately forced the actress to take her own life.
Notably, Jiah Khan’s suicide case was reassigined to a special CBI court in 2021 following the session court’s statement that it did not have jurisdiction over the case as the central agency had probed it.
The deceased actress’s mother Rabia Khan, who is a key prosecution witness in the case, said in the court that her daughter was murdered not committed suicide.
In October 2013, Rabia moved Bombay High Court seeking a CBI probe in the case while alleging that her daughter had been murdered. On the order of the Bombay High Court, the CBI took over the probe from the Maharashtra Police in July 2014.Rabia claimed that her daughter was in an abusive relationship with Sooraj Pancholi.
Sooraj and Jiah started dating in September 2012.
First published: 28 April 2023, 10:04 IST