Jiah Khan case verdict: Sooraj Pancholi acquitted of abetment charges

10 years after the death of the actor, a Mumbai court gave a final verdict in the suicide case of Jiah Khan on Friday.

As per the reports from Indian news agencies, a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Mumbai, India, pronounced the verdict on the suicide case of Bollywood starlet Jiah Khan.

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According to details, her partner, actor Sooraj Pancholi, accused of abetting suicide, was acquitted of the charges.

“Due to paucity of evidence, this court can’t hold you [Pancholi] guilty, hence acquitted,” Judge AS Sayyed of the special court said, as reported by Indian news.

Speaking to the media after the verdict, the actor’s mother Rabia Khan said that only the abetment charges are eliminated while the death of her daughter still remains a mystery. “The question mark is ‘How did my child die?’ The cause of death is still pending,” she stated.

#WATCH | 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: Rabia Khan, Jiah Khan’s mother on Sooraj Pancholi acquitted of abetment charges in suicide case pic.twitter.com/8RA7fhbPDY

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For the uninitiated, the rising actor Jiah Khan, known for her work in films like ‘Ghajini’ and ‘Housefull’, was found dead at her Mumbai apartment, on June 3, 2013. She was 25 at the time of suicide.

Based on a letter purportedly written by her and seized a week later, Mumbai Police had booked the ‘Hero’ debutante for abetment to suicide, under section 306, and he was arrested.

Indian actor found dead at home

Khan had allegedly spoken about her troubled relationship with Pancholi in the note and wrote that she was physically and mentally abused by him.

The dejected mother of the actor had requested the court for a thorough and detailed investigation after Pancholi was granted bail. The case was later transferred from Mumbai Police to the Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI).