Jiah Khan Case Verdict Highlights: Sooraj Pancholi Acquitted, Says 'Truth Always Wins', Rabia Khan To Appeal Further
Jiah Khan Case Verdict LIVE Updates: Follow this page for all Breaking News about the verdict in actor Jiah Khan's suicide case wherein Actor Sooraj Pancholi was accused of abetting her suicide.
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Jiah Khan Case Verdict LIVE Updates: After over ten years, a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Mumbai is expected to render a verdict in actor Jiah Khan's suicide case on Friday. On June 3, 2013, the 'Ghajini' actor's body was discovered at her Mumbai home. Last week, special CBI judge AS Sayyad reserved his decision in the case until April 28 after listening to the closing arguments from both sides. Actor Sooraj Pancholi, son of actors Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab, had been accused of abetting the suicide of Jiah Khan. Sooraj Pancholi was charged on the basis of a six-page letter purportedly written by Khan, who was found hanging in her Juhu residence.
According to the Central Bureau of Investigation, the letter, which was seized by Mumbai police that began its investigation on June 10, 2013, was written by Jiah Khan.
The CBI claimed the letter narrated her "intimate relationship, physical abuse, and mental and physical torture” allegedly at the hands of Sooraj Pancholi, which led to her committing suicide.
The case was reassigned to a special CBI court in 2021 after the sessions court said it did not have jurisdiction over the case as the CBI had probed it.
Last week, special CBI Judge AS Sayyad, after hearing the final arguments of both sides, reserved his judgment in the case for April 28.
Notably, Jiah Khan's mother Rabia Khan, a key prosecution witness in the case, had told the court that she believed it was a case of murder and not suicide. The Bombay High Court last year had dismissed her plea seeking a fresh probe into the case.
During her deposition, Rabia Khan had told the CBI court that Pancholi used to subject Jiah Khan to physical and verbal abuse. She also alleged that the police and CBI had not collected legal evidence to prove her daughter had committed suicide.
Sooraj Pancholi, in his final statement filed before the court, said the investigation and chargesheet were false, adding prosecution witnesses had testified against him on the behest of complainant Rabia Khan, police, and CBI.
Jiah Khan Suicide Case: Rabia Khan Says 'Will Approach The High Court'
Jiah Khan's mother Rabia Khan reacts to the verdict. In conversation with media, she said, "The charge of abetment to suicide has gone. But how did my child die? This is a case of murder...will approach the high court."
Jiah Khan Suicide Case: Sooraj Pancholi Reacts After Being Acquitted
After being acquitted in Jiah Khan suicide case, Sooraj Pancholi took to his Instagram Story and shared, “The truth always wins.”
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