The special CBI court is likely to pronounce the verdict in a decade-old high-profile case on Friday. The matter is related to Hindi film actresses Jia Khan and Sooraj Pancholi. Actress Jiah Khan was found dead on June 3, 2013 at her Juhu home in Mumbai. Police had arrested Pancholi, her alleged boyfriend, on the basis of a six-page letter allegedly written by Khan. The police have arrested him under section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for abetment to suicide.
The CBI has alleged that the letter seized by the Mumbai Police, which initially probed the case, was written by Jiah Khan.
Zia KhanRabia Khan’s mother is an important witness in this case. He has told the court that his daughter has been murdered and not killed by taking her life. She has also alleged that her daughter was a victim of physical and verbal abuse.
Sooraj PancholiThe CBI, in its final statement filed before the court, had claimed that the investigation and the charge sheet were false.
Who is Jiah Khan:
Jiah Khan was an American citizen who worked in few Hindi films between 2007-2010.
She made her film debut in 2007 with Ram Gopal Varma’s Nishabd opposite megastar Amitabh Bachchan. She was nominated for the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award.
Besides. He was seen in the Aamir Khan starrer Ghajini and the 2010 comedy film Housefull.
Who is Suraj Pancholi:
He is the son of actors Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab, He debuted in 2015 with the romantic action film Hero.
Sooraj was an assistant director in films like Guzaarish and Ek Tha Tiger.
Jiah Khan Suicide Case:
Suraj Panchjoli was reportedly in a relationship with Jiah. Jiah’s mother Rabia Khan alleged that her daughter was murdered. In October 2013, Rabia moved the Bombay High Court, demanding a CBI probe into the matter, alleging her daughter’s murder.
On the orders of the Bombay High Court, the CBI took over the investigation 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.
Suraj Pancholi was charged on the basis of a letter allegedly written by Khan, which was found hanging at his Juhu home on 3 June 2013.
The CBI claimed that the note allegedly spoke about her “intimate relationship, physical abuse and mental and physical torture” at the hands of Pancholi, which led to her suicide. The case was handed over to a special CBI court in 2021 after the sessions court said it did not have jurisdiction over the matter as it was investigated by the CBI.
Meanwhile, Pancholi was seen on Friday morning on his way to the CBI court in Mumbai from his residence.
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