Sooraj Pancholi Talks About Jiah Khan Case, Says It Was Difficult To Survive The Last 8 Years

Actor Sooraj Pancholi, who has been accused of abetting Jiah Khan's suicide says he's a little satisfied after the case moved to a special CBI court.?

For the uninitiated, the sessions court was conducting a trial against Jiah Khan’s boyfriend and actor Sooraj Pancholi on charges of alleged abetment. Just a few days ago, they said that the trial should be transferred to a special CBI court.?

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Reacting to the alleged charges of alleged abetment said that the trial should be transferred to a special CBI court.?

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“In the present matter, the investigation is carried out by CBI/SCB (which) filed a supplementary charge sheet. The special courts are established for cases exclusively investigated by CBI, and a special judge is appointed to deal with said cases. I do not have the power to deal with cases filed by the CBI. Therefore, in my view, it is necessary to transfer the present case to CBI court,” the sessions court judge said in the order earlier this week. The trial in the case began in March 2019.Recently, the Hero actor said the case “should have been in the special CBI Court from the beginning.”?

Talking to Bombay Times, Pancholi added, “I am a little satisfied with this because my case should have been in the special CBI Court from the beginning. Now that the matter is in the CBI Court, I am hopeful that we will see closure to this. If the court finds me guilty, I should be penalized, but if it doesn’t, I deserve to be set free from these charges."

Sooraj added that his public image and public perception have been “ruined years ago.”

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“I don’t know how I survived the last eight years; my family’s support has seen me through it all. I have tried forgetting the experiences I have had through these years. I aim to look ahead and move forward. My family is hopeful that the CBI Court will at least be expeditious with the case,” he concluded.?

Jiah Khan began her Bollywood journey with the controversial movie Nishabd was found dead at her Juhu home by her mother Rabia on June 3, 2013.?

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One week after Jiah's demise, Pancholi was arrested on June 10, 2013, and granted bail in July. The actor is facing trial under Section 306 (abetment of suicide) under the Indian Penal Code.