Jiah Khan was found hanging by a ceiling fan in her Juhu apartment in June 2013. Sooraj Pancholi, who was dating the ‘Ghajini’ star before her death, was arrested for ‘abetment to suicide’.
In a six-page long letter recovered by the police officials from Jiah Khan’s residence, the late actor accused Sooraj Pancholi of mental and physical torture.
Sooraj Pancholi was arrested by the Mumbai police and was granted bail after signing a bond and surrendering his passport.
After Jiah Khan’s mother request, the CBI took over Jiah Khan suicide case. In December 2015, a charge sheet was filed against Sooraj Pancholi for ‘abetment to suicide.’
Sooraj Pancholi said in an interview that no one heard his side of the story. “I just want my trial to be fair, whether it goes against me or in my favour,” he said.
On April 28, 2023, a special CBI court pronounced the verdict in Jiah Khan suicide case and found Sooraj Pancholi ‘not guilty’. The court acquitted the actor on ‘lack of evidence’.
While Sooraj Pancholi called his win a triumph of truth, Jiah Khan’s mother Rabia said that the cause of Jiah’s death is still not known and she will be approaching higher courts.