Verdict will come today after 10 years in Jiah Khan suicide case

Mumbai: A special CBI court will pronounce its verdict on Friday, ie today, in the suicide case of actress-model Jiah Khan, in which Bollywood actor Sooraj Pancholi is the main accused. Jiah Khan, 25, was found hanging in her flat in Sagar Sangeet building in posh Juhu area on the midnight of June 3, 2013. Jiah was said to be in a relationship with Sooraj, son of Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab.

Jiah left a suicide note, which included Sooraj Pancholi’s name. At that time, actor Sooraj Pancholi was trying to establish a foothold in Bollywood. A week after the case, Sooraj was booked under section 306 of the IPC for allegedly abetting Jiah’s suicide. Thereafter, Jiah’s mother Rabia Following repeated pleas by Khan and directions from the Bombay High Court on July 3, 2014, the case was handed over to the CBI. In her note, Jiah alleged intimate relations with Sooraj as well as alleged physical abuse, Talked about mental and physical torture. In the case, the prosecution had recorded statements of 22 witnesses, including Jiah’s mother Rabia, while advocate Prashant Patil appeared for Suraj.