This Article is From Jul 01, 2013

Jiah Khan suicide case: Suraj Pancholi gets bail

Mumbai: Aspiring actor Suraj Pancholi was today granted bail by a Mumbai court on a surety of Rs 50,000. The court also asked him to surrender his passport.

Mr Pancholi, 21, was arrested on charges of abetting actress Jiah khan's suicide.

Mr Pancholi, who dated the actress for an year, was arrested on June 11, 2013. His family and lawyers say there is no evidence that links him to Ms Khan's hanging at her home on June 3, 2013.

Six days later, her family supplied a letter to the police in which the troubled actress appeared to be venting about a romantic relationship.

The letter does not name Mr Pancholi or anyone else.

Mr Pancholi is the son of Bollywood stars Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab.

Jiah Khan, born in New York before moving to London and then Mumbai, made her Bollywood debut in 2007 with the controversial film Nishabd, playing a teenager in love with her best friend's much older father, played by Amitabh Bachchan.

She went on to star alongside actor Aamir Khan in the blockbuster Ghajini.
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