Bollywood actor Sooraj Pancholi on Friday was acquitted by a special CBI court in Jiah Khan death case, citing lack of evidence against him. Sooraj was present in the court along with his mother, veteran actress Zarina Wahab. Jiah, who was best known for starring in Nishabd opposite Amitabh Bachchan, was found dead at her home in Mumbai on June 3, 2013. She was 25.
Ahead of Jiah Khan case verdict, Sooraj Pancholi’s mother Zarina Wahab said, “I know my son is innocent. I am fully confident that my son will get justice, because he is innocent.”
Sooraj Pancholi’s Verdict Got Delayed
Hours before a Mumbai court will pronounce its verdict in the Jiah Khan suicide case, the late actress’ mother, Rabia Khan has hoped for justice. Stating some technical difficulties, Jiah Khan’s mother Rabia Khan’s lawyer said that their written submission got delayed. The court has allowed the lawyer to make their submission.
Jiah (25), an American citizen, was found dead at her Juhu home here on June 3, 2013. Police later arrested Sooraj Pancholi on the basis of a six-page letter, purportedly written by the Bollywood starlet, and booked him for abetment of suicide under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 306.
The case was reassigned to a special CBI court in 2021 after the sessions court said that it did not have jurisdiction over the case as the central agency had probed it.
Jiah’s mother Rabia Khan, a key prosecution witness in the case, told the court that she believed it to be a case of murder and not suicide. The Bombay High Court had last year dismissed her petition seeking a fresh investigation into the case.
During her deposition, Rabia Khan had told the CBI court that Sooraj Pancholi used to subject Jiah to physical and verbal abuse.
Rabia Khan also told the court that neither the police nor the CBI had collected any “legal evidence” to prove that her daughter had died by suicide.
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