Jiah Khan Suicide Case: Court Rejects CBI Plea for Further Probe
A special court on Thursday rejected a plea filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct a further probe in actor Jiah Khan’s suicide case, Hindustan Times reported.
A special court on Thursday rejected a plea filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct a further probe in actor Jiah Khan’s suicide case, Hindustan Times reported.
Karishma Khan, the sister of late Hindi actor Jiah Khan, has accused filmmaker Sajid Khan of sexually harassing her sister in the recently released three-episode documentary Death in Bollywood by BBC .
A Mumbai court framed charges against Sooraj Pancholi, under Section 306 (abetment of suicide) of the Indian Penal Code, for allegedly abetting the suicide of Jiah Khan.The actor returns as freedom fighter-turned-vigilante Senapathy in the sequel to the 1996 film Indian. Reports. #Nayanthara likely to team up with #KamalHaasan in #Indian2.
Rabya Khan, mother of late actress Jiah Khan, wrote to the Indian Prime Minister about the incompetence of the CBI in handling the investigation of her daughter’s death. In her letter, she highlighted that the CBI had shown some reluctance towards taking up the case, and consequently, failed to conduct a proper investigation. The CBI’s independent forensic expert opinion, too, is inconclusive, she said.
The Bombay High Court stayed the trial against actor Sooraj Pancholi in the Jiah Khan suicide case yesterday, till it decides on the plea filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The CBI’s plea challenges the state government’s decision to appoint a special public prosecutor in the case.
A special CBI court is likely to frame charges against actor Sooraj Pancholi in the Jiah Khan suicide case this week. Reports indicate that the charges will be filed on March 24.
In a fresh twist in Bollywood actress Jiah Khan’s suicide case, a British forensic expert has concluded that her hanging was staged. In his report, the expert stated that the marks on her face and neck indicate that it wasn’t a case of suicide.
Sooraj Panchali was granted interim bail by the High Court after a month. In October 2013, the actress’ mother, Rabia Khan, filed a plea to initiate a CBI probe into the death. Following that, in July 2014, the Bombay High Court asked CBI to start a probe.
The Bombay High Court has ordered trial against actor Sooraj Pancholi, in the Jiah Khan case. The trial will now proceed in a lower court.
She said that the injuries on Jiah Khan’s body show that it was a murder made to look like a suicide. “…that the injuries on my daughter’s body are inconsistent with the alleged suicidal hanging and all forensic evidence strongly suggest that she was murdered and then hanged to make it look like a suicide,” an except from the open letter read.
Bollywood director Sanjay Leela Bhansali has run into trouble with 23-year-old ‘activist’ Hardik Patel who made national headlines in 2015 by being at the forefront of the Patidar Reservation Agitation.A British forensic expert has stated in his report that Bollywood actress Jiah Khan’s hanging was staged and that the marks on her face and neck indicate that it wasn’t a case of suicide.
Sooraj Pancholi has dismissed reports that his upcoming film with Prabhu Deva is a remake of a South Indian film. He told DNA:
Actor Sooraj Pancholi has walked out of Cirrus. The film, said to be the directorial debut of Bosco Martis, was based on the life of trapeze artists. Parineeti Chopra and Pancholi had been attached to the project. A few months earlier, Parineeti walked out of the project citing date issues.
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