Jiah Khan Suicide

Jiah Case: Lower Court Directed To Proceed With Trial Against Sooraj Pancholi

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 31, 2017

The Bombay High Court today directed a lower court to proceed with the trial against actor Sooraj Pancholi, accused of abetting the suicide of his actor girlfriend Jiah Khan in 2013.

Jiah Khan Case Adjourned As Mother Moves Supreme Court For Further Probe

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 28, 2017

The special CBI court here today adjourned the hearing of actor Jiah Khan's alleged suicide case, after her mother moved the Supreme Court seeking further investigation.

Bombay High Court Allows Sooraj Pancholi's Intervention Application In Jiah Khan Case

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 15, 2016

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday permitted actor Sooraj Pancholi, accused of abetting suicide of his actress girlfriend Jiah Khan, to intervene in the petition filed by Jiah's mother Rabia Khan against CBI's chargesheet terming the death as suicide.

Was Jiah Khan's Hanging Staged? British Forensic Expert Says So

India News | mid-day online correspondent | Wednesday September 21, 2016

In a shocking twist to the Jiah Khan suicide, a British forensic expert has stated in his report that the Bollywood actor's hanging was staged and that the marks on her face and neck indicate that it wasn't a case of suicide.

Court Asks Jiah Khan's Mother To Draw List Of 'Anomalies'

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 2, 2016

The Bombay High Court today asked Rabia Khan, mother of late actress Jiah Khan whose body was found hanging from the ceiling fan in her house in 2013, to draw a list pointing out anomalies, if any, in the probe made by police and CBI into the death of her daughter.

Jiah Khan Suicide: Sooraj Pancholi Should Be Charged With Murder, Says Prosecution

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 6, 2016

In a new turn, the prosecution in the model-turned-actress Jiah Khan suicide case on Thursday sought to invoke murder charge against Bollywood actor Sooraj Pancholi accused of abetting her death.

Jiah Khan Case: CBI Opposes Sooraj Pancholi's Plea For Return Of Passport

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 9, 2016

The CBI today opposed a petition filed by actor Sooraj Pancholi, accused of abetting the suicide of his girlfriend-actor Jiah Khan, seeking his passport to be handed back to him so that he can travel abroad.

Jiah Khan Case: Court Grants Interim Stay On Trial Against Sooraj Pancholi

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 25, 2016

The Bombay High Court today granted an interim stay on trial against actor Sooraj Pancholi in the Jiah Khan suicide case, following a petition by the victim's mother against the CBI's charge-sheet terming the death as suicide.

Women's Court To Conduct Trial Of Jiah Khan Suicide Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 15, 2016

The special court for women's cases in Mumbai today ruled that it would conduct the trial of Jiah Khan suicide case and not the CBI court.

Sooraj Pancholi Will Comment on Jiah Khan's Death 'Once Case is Cleared'

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday December 24, 2015

The CBI filed the chargesheet on December 9, citing that Sooraj had made false promises to Jiah, who allegedly committed suicide in 2013. "Highs and lows are a part of life. God is great. The case is still in court. Ten people have ten different things to say about it. I will talk about it once the case is cleared," said Sooraj Pancholi

Jiah Khan Death: Will Speak Once Case Is Cleared, Says Actor Sooraj Pancholi

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 23, 2015

Actor Sooraj Pancholi says he would prefer to stay silent on the alleged suicide of his former girlfriend Jiah Khan, even as the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI has in its chargesheet accused the actor of driving her to commit suicide.

Jiah Khan Case: Suicide Or Homicide? Forensic Experts Defer

India News | mid-day.com | Sunday December 13, 2015

Special Public Prosecutor urges for further expert opinion to be sought following independent forensic expert's statement in CBI chargesheet tearing through suicide theory backed by FSL and Chandigarh institute.

Sooraj Pancholi Drove Jiah Khan To Suicide With False Promise: CBI Chargesheet

Mumbai News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Saturday December 12, 2015

While Jiah Khan's family and lawyers are upset with the CBI's decision to book actor Sooraj Pancholi only for abetment to suicide and not murder, the chargesheet filed by the central agency details why it believes the actor pushed Jiah Khan to take her own life.

CBI Has 'Washed Its Hands Off The Matter', Says Jiah Khan's Mother on Suicide Probe

Mumbai News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Friday December 11, 2015

A special court in Mumbai today accepted the chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation in Jiah Khan's death which has charged actor Suraj Pancholi with abetment to suicide.

CBI Pulled Up For 'Leak' In Jiah Khan Suicide Case. Sooraj Pancholi Appears In Court.

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 11, 2015

A special court today pulled up the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI for leaking to the media, parts of its chargesheet in the model-actress Jiah Khan suicide case, saying that it was "very serious" and asked the probe agency to be careful in future.

Jiah Khan Case: Had Given New Leads To The CBI, Says Actress' Mother

Mumbai News | mid-day.com | Friday December 11, 2015

"Mumbai Police botched the entire case. My daughter was subjected to cruelty and this has now come up in the evidence in the CBI findings. I will be present in court tomorrow (Friday)," said Rabiya Khan, Jiah's mother, who flew to Mumbai on December 6.

Jiah Khan Death: CBI Concludes Actress Committed Suicide

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday December 10, 2015

Emphasising the charge against Sooraj Pancholi, the CBI said: "The wilful conduct of the accused, narrated in the note of Nafisa Rizvi alias Jiah Khan, and her intimate relationship, physical abuse, mental and physical torture by Sooraj, which she experienced allegedly led the deceased to commit suicide"

Actor Jiah Khan Committed Suicide, CBI Concludes

Mumbai News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday December 10, 2015

The CBI has concluded in its charge-sheet that US-born actress Jiah Khan committed suicide on June 3, 2013 following a disturbed relationship with actor Sooraj Pancholi.

CBI Files Charge Sheet in Jiah Khan Suicide Case

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 9, 2015

The CBI today filed its charge sheet in model-actress Jiah Khan suicide case in which actor Suraj Pancholi, the son of Bollywood couple Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab, is an accused.

Jiah Khan Death: CBI Files Chargesheet, Prosecutor Says Wasn't 'Informed'

Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 9, 2015

Special public prosecutor Dinesh Tiwari expressed surprise at CBI's move. He was quoted by news agency PTI as saying, "I was never informed about the charge sheet and the conclusion that the agency had arrived at." He also said that he would oppose the charge sheet if CBI concluded the cause of death as 'suicide'

Jiah Khan Death: What is Status of CBI Probe?, Asks Court

Press Trust of India | Thursday November 19, 2015

A sessions court in Mumbai sought to know the status of the CBI probe into Bollywood starlet Jiah Khan's suicide case on November 18. Jiah, an American citizen, was found dead at her Juhu home in Mumbai on June 3, 2013. Police arrested Sooraj Pancholi on the basis of a six-page letter, purportedly written by Jiah

Court Seeks to Know Status of CBI Probe in Jiah Khan Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 18, 2015

A sessions court in Mumbai today sought to know the status of the CBI probe into Bollywood starlet Jiah Khan suicide case.

Sooraj Pancholi on Jiah Khan Episode: Time is Biggest Healer

Puja Talwar | Saturday September 5, 2015

When asked about the Jiah Khan episode, Sooraj said, "Time is the biggest healer." The actor was certain that he would emerge a stronger man after the entire incident. Sooraj was charged with abetting actress Jiah Khan's suicide on June 3, 2013

Suraj Pancholi: Jiah Khan's Name Will Always be With me, Have no Guilt

Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 25, 2015

"My name will always be associated with her and I have no guilt for that. I am happy that something at least stays with me. I am sad that she ended her life. But at least her name is with me and I have no problems with it," Suraj said

Jiah Khan Death: CBI Registers Formal Case

Ishita Blaggan | Thursday August 14, 2014

Jiah Khan was found hanging from a ceiling fan in her Mumbai home June 3 last year in a case of apparent suicide.

Pancholis File Rs 100-Crore Defamation Suit Against Jiah Khan's Mother

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 5, 2014

Actor couple Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab, whose son Suraj is facing charges of abetting the suicide of actress Jiah Khan, have filed a Rs 100 crore defamation suit in the Bombay High Court against Rabia Khan, the mother of the deceased.

Bombay High Court Asks CBI to Probe Jiah Khan Suicide Case

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Thursday July 3, 2014

The Bombay High Court has handed over the probe in actor Jiah Khan's suicide case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Actor Jiah Khan's Suicide Case Transferred to CBI

Manisha Dhingra | Thursday July 3, 2014

Suraj Pancholi, son of actors Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab, is charged of abetting 25-year-old Jiah's suicide

Actor Jiah Khan's Suicide Case Transferred to CBI

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 3, 2014

The Bombay High Court today handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the probe into Bollywood actor Jiah Khan's death, five months after Mumbai police concluded it was a case of suicide and charged her live-in partner Suraj Pancholi with abetting it.

Jiah Khan Case: Next Hearing on July 21, Suraj Pancholi May Not Appear

Deepu M Kurup | Thursday June 19, 2014

Suraj has been charged for abetting her suicide on the basis of a letter believed to have been written by Jiah