New Delhi: A particular Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court docket in Mumbai on Friday acquitted actor Sooraj Pancholi of abatement prices in Jiah Khan`s suicide case after virtually 10 years.
Reacting to the acquittal Sooraj stated, “The verdict has taken 10 long painful years and sleepless nights, But today I have not only won this case against me but I have also won my dignity and confidence back. It took a lot of courage to face the world with such heinous allegations. I hope and pray to God that nobody goes through what I have gone through at such a young age. I don`t know who will give me these 10 years of my life back to me, but I am glad that this has finally come to an end not only for me but especially for my family. There is nothing bigger than peace in this world.”
Jiah Khan was discovered lifeless in her suburban residence on June 3, 2013. Based on a letter seized on June 10, which was purportedly written by the 25-12 months-previous Jiah, Mumbai Police booked Suraj Pancholi underneath part 306 (abatement to suicide) and arrested him. Sooraj, son of actors Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab, was allegedly in a relationship with Jiah.
Jiah`s mom Rabia Khan alleged that her daughter was murdered. In October 2013, Rabia moved to the Bombay High Court searching for a CBI probe within the case whereas alleging that her daughter had been murdered.
On the order of the Bombay High Court, the CBI took over the probe from the Maharashtra Police in July 2014. Rabia claimed that her daughter was in an abusive relationship with Sooraj Pancholi.
In December 2015, the CBI submitted a report earlier than the court docket and termed the case as an abetment to suicide. A few days later, Rabia demanded a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the matter. In February 2017, the High Court rejected the demand for the formation of the SIT.
The trial court docket additionally rejected Rabia`s demand for additional investigation in 2018. On 15 March 2019, the trial started within the Jiah Khan case.
In the 12 months 2021, the case was reassigned to the Special CBI Court as a result of the classes court docket stated that the jurisdiction of the CBI case just isn’t with the classes court docket. On March 21, 2023, the federal government aspect closed its case with the assertion of 21 witnesses. On April 20, 2023, each side introduced their remaining arguments after which the court docket fastened 28 April to announce the decision.
On Friday, the Special CBI court docket decide Judge AS Sayyed stated “Due to paucity of evidence, this court can`t hold you (Sooraj Pancholi) guilty, hence acquitted.”After arriving residence from the court docket, the `Hero` actor greeted the media individuals, expressed his happiness, and thanked the paparazzi outdoors his Mumbai residence. His housing employees later distributed sweets to the paps.
After the Court`s verdict, Sooraj took to his Instagram and reacted to his acquittal and wrote, “The Truth Always Wins! #GodIsGreat.”
Sooraj made his Bollywood debut with the motion romantic movie `Hero` reverse actor Athiya Shetty within the 12 months 2015. Helmed by Nikkhil Advani and produced by Salman Khan, the movie additionally starred actor Tigmasnhu Dhulia, Sharad Kelkar, Aditya Pancholi and Vivian Bhatena in pivotal roles. The movie did not impress the viewers on the field workplace.
`Hero` was an official Hindi remake of legendary director Subhash Ghai`s 1983 musical drama movie of the identical title which starred Jackie Shroff within the lead function. After that, Sooraj was subsequent seen within the drama movie `Satellite Shankar` by which he performed the function of an Indian military officer which was launched within the 12 months 2019.
Helmed by Irfan Kamal, the movie additionally starred actor Megha Akash within the lead function and it additionally did not impress the viewers on the field workplace regardless of getting constructive opinions. After going through some arduous occasions within the movies, Sooraj additionally experimented to do powerful roles and opted to do a ballroom dance movie titled `Time to Dance` within the 12 months 2021.
The movie marked the Bollywood debut of Katrina Kaif`s sister Isabelle Kaif. Helmed by Stanley D`costa the movie was one other huge failure of Sooraj`s appearing profession.
Earlier in 2020, Sooraj introduced his subsequent biopic movie `Hawa Singh` which was based mostly on the lifetime of legendary Indian boxer Hawa Singh. Actor Salman Khan took to his Twitter to announce the movie and shared the primary-look poster which he captioned, “Hawa se baatein karega singh… #HawaSinghBiopic.”
A recipient of the Arjuna Award and the Dronacharya Award, Hawa Singh dominated Indian and Asian Boxing in his weight class for a decade. Directed by Prakash Nambiar, a brand new replace on the biopic remains to be awaited. Apart from movies, he additionally appeared in some music movies like `GF BF` and `Dim Dim Light`. On the opposite hand, speaking about Jiah Khan`s appearing profession, she labored solely in three movies throughout her profession span and all of them emerged to be a success.
She made her Bollywood debut with Ram Gopal Varma`s drama movie `Nishabd` reverse actor Amitabh Bachchan. She acquired a whole lot of appreciation for her efficiency within the movie. Post that, she was additionally featured in actor Aamir Khan`s blockbuster movie `Ghajini` by which she was seen in a supporting function.
At final, she appeared in Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh`s romantic comedy movie `Housefull`.
