What is situation of CBI Probe? Jiah Khan’s Death
A sessions court in Mumbai ask to know the status of the CBI probe into Bollywood starlet Jiah Khan’s suicide case on November 18. Police arrested Sooraj on the basis of a six-page letter,alleged written by Jiah, and booked him for ‘abetment of suicide’. Ethically to the police, Jiah was in a relationship with Sooraj
Actor Sooraj Pancholi, son of Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab, is the respondent in the case.
“What is the situation of CBI investigation? Is anybody from the CBI present,” asked special women’s court judge AS Shende.
The judge noted that the CBI had earlier said that investigation was over but the charge sheet was still not filed.
“It is almost a year now (since the CBI took over the case),” Judge Shende said.
While, the court was also noticed on Wednesday that advocate Dinesh Tiwari, who represented the Ghajini actress’ mother, has now been appointed the special public accuser for the case.
Sooraj visit the hearing on Wednesday, while nobody from the CBI was present.
The Bombay High Court move off the case to the central probe agency in July last year.
Jiah, an American citizen, was find out dead at her Juhu home in Mumbai on June 3, 2013. Police arrested Sooraj on the basis of a six-page letter, Alleged written by Jiah, and booked him for ‘abetment of suicide’. Ethically to the police, Jiah was in a relationship with Sooraj.
The court after granted bail to Sooraj. His bail application contended that the two were in a consensual relationship, and the letter was being misused by Jiah’s mother Rabiya.
Ms Rabiya moved the high court in October 2013, replant that her daughter had been murdered, and sought a CBI probe.
The suburban Juhu police had filed a 447-page chargesheet on January 16, 2013 in Andheri magistrate’s court before the case was transferred to CBI.