Sooraj Pancholi opened up about his harrowing time in Arthur Road Jail during the Jiah Khan case, revealing he was held in solitary confinement and forced to sleep on newspapers. Reflecting on the trauma, he likened his treatment to that of a terrorist.
Sooraj Pancholi (32), who was arrested in the case in June 2013 and released on bail a few weeks later, was charged under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 306 (abetment of suicide).
Jiah Khan suicide case: The CBI had alleged that the letter seized by Mumbai Police, which first probed the case, was written by Jiah Khan.
The 25-year-old US-born actress was found hanging at her residence here on June 3. It is speculated that a failed relationship with boyfriend Suraj, son of actors Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab, led her to commit suicide.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Seema Jadhav rejected the remand application for extending police custody of 21-year-old Suraj, son of actor couple Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab.
Suraj, who was in a relationship with Khan at the time of her death, has been arrested under Section 306 of the IPC.
The 25-year-old Jiah Khan was found hanging at her flat in Juhu on Monday night. Though she did not leave behind a suicide note, it is said depression due to failure on personal and professional fronts led her to take the drastic step.
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Jiah Khan made a dream debut opposite Amitabh Bachchan in Ram Gopal Varma's 'Nishabd' in 2007. Jiah then appeared alongside Aamir Khan in Ghajini (2008) and later in a supporting role in Sajid Khan's Housefull (2010), which was her last film.
The 25-year old actress reportedly hanged herself at her Juhu residence on late Monday night.