Actor Sooraj Pancholi has been acquitted by a special CBI court on charges of abetting the suicide of actor Jiah Khan.
The court cited a lack of evidence against Sooraj Pancholi in the infamous Jiah Khan suicide case.?
Sooraj was present in the court alongside his actress mother Zarina Wahab, who before the verdict of Jiah Khan case said, ¡°I know my son is innocent. I am fully confident that my son will get justice, because he is innocent.¡±
Jiah Khan, who is well known for working in films like Housefull opposite Akshay Kumar and Nishabd alongside Amitabh Bachchan was found dead in her Mumbai home on June 3, 2013. She was 25 years old.?
Moreover, soon after getting acquitted in Jiah Khan death case, Sooraj Pancholi took to his Instagram Story to post, ¡°The truth always wins.¡±
On the other hand, Jiah Khan's mother Rabia Khan is devastated by the final verdict in her daughter's suicide case.?
After Sooraj Pancholi got cleared of the charges in Jiah Khan's death case, Rabia Khan¡¯s lawyer reportedly stated, ¡°We will appeal in higher court after studying the judgment.¡±
Sooraj Panchili was arrested and booked under section 306 (abetment to suicide) after police seized a letter week later, which was purportedly written by late actress Jiah Khan.?
Sooraj, who is the son of actor Aditya Pancholi was in a relationship with Jiah Khan.?
The actress' mother Rabia, in her earlier testimony, had revealed that her daughter met Sooraj Pancholi for the first time in September 2012 after he approached her via social media platform and insisted she meet him.?
Rabia claimed that Jiah was initially 'reluctant¡¯ about meeting Sooraj but later agreed.? Rabia also said that Jiah and Sooraj started living at each other's house in October 2012.
Many Bollywood celebrities mourned Jia Khan's death including?Anupam Kher who had worked with the actress posted.
He wrote, "Jiah Khan was full of life when I worked with her long time back. So sad that something drove her to take this extreme step. RIP,"?
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