Jiah Khan and Sooraj Pancholi were in a live-in relationship: Police

June 12, 2013

Jiah_Khan_copyMumbai, Jun 12: Actress Jiah Khan's mother told police that her daughter was in a "live-in relationship" for a year with boyfriend Sooraj Pancholi who was remanded in police custody till June 13 by a local court a day after being arrested for allegedly abetting her suicide.

Sooraj, son of actor-couple Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab, was arrested on June 10 on the charge of abetting the suicide of the 25-year-old actress who hanged herself at her Juhu residence last Monday.

Sooraj was sent in police custody by the court after the prosecution said his interrogation was necessary following allegations of threat, assault and rape levelled against him

by the actress in a note found three days after her suicide.

In a new twist to investigations, Jiah Khan's mother Rabiya told police that the Nishabd actress and Sooraj were in "live-in relationship" for nearly a year, a senior police officer said.

"Rabiya also said Jiah was completely shattered when Sooraj sent her a 'break-up' bouquet. This was one of the reasons behind the young actress' extreme step. Sooraj had promised to marry Jiah," the officer said.

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However, there was no evidence to link Sooraj's actor-father Aditya to the case, the officer added.

Police are also verifying in which hospital the distraught actress had undergone abortion.

Though the note, purportedly written by Jiah Khan, mentioned the word 'rape', police are yet to take a decision on slapping the charge of sexual assault against the accused.

Meanwhile, Rabiya tweeted: "My daughter had bruises on her jaw. She was hit badly that pushed her to the end path. I wish I was there. How dare he (Sooraj) hit her!"

Sooraj has been booked under IPC Section 306 (abetment of suicide). His domestic help would again be called for recording of statement to corroborate the evidence gathered by the police in the case.

Seeking his custody, police told the court that they have recovered five love letters exchanged between Sooraj and Jiah

and they wanted to verify the contents.

The CCTV footage of the hotel and house, where the couple went hours before Jiah ended her life, has also been recovered, Public Prosecutor A K Pacharane told the court.

He said there were serious allegations against Sooraj.

A distressed Jiah had aborted their baby and this aspect, too, needed to be probed, the prosecution said in its remand application.

Accepting the prosecution's arguments, Magistrate Seema Jadhav remanded Sooraj in police custody till June 13.

The court rejected defence lawyer Zameer Khan's contention that the note, which formed the basis for seeking custody, did not specifically name Sooraj and was not signed by Jiah.

The note, according to the actress' family, was discovered three days after her death and not immediately, the defence counsel said.

Khan argued that his 21-year-old client could not have given any commitment (regarding relationship) to Jiah during a short courtship of just 6-8 months. "Jiah was obsessive and possessive...it does not mean Sooraj should be pinned."

He maintained that the US-born actress was a "troubled child" and was under depression for many years.

Jiah had made a dream debut in the film industry, featuring opposite megastar Amitabh Bachchan in Ram Gopal Varma's 2007 movie 'Nishabd' when she was just 19.

Jiah's mother had yesterday claimed her daughter took the extreme step due to "trauma and abuse" caused by Sooraj and his

father Aditya, rubbishing media reports that a fading career

in Bollywood forced her to end her life.

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June 15,2020

Mumbai, Jun 15: Maharashtra police's cyber department has asked people to refrain from circulating online pictures of the body of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who was found hanging in his apartment in Mumbai's Bandra area.

Terming it as a "disturbing trend", it warned that circulation of such pictures could attract legal action.

Rajput, 34, was found hanging in his apartment on Sunday, sending shockwaves rippling through the Hindi film industry and elsewhere.

Later, some people circulated pictures of the actor's body on social media platforms, following which the state police's cyber department said it was in "bad taste".

A disturbing trend has been observed on Social Media platforms by Maharashtra Cyber that pictures of deceased actor Sushant Singh Rajput are being circulated, which are disturbing and in bad taste," it tweeted late Sunday night.

"It is emphasised that circulation of such pictures is against legal guidelines and court directions, and are liable to invite legal action," it added.

Urging netizens to refrain from posting such photos, the cyber department said the pictures already circulated should be deleted henceforth.

"In the digital age, every piece of information we read or watch needs to be cross-checked, verified and we all have to be careful before believing or forwarding them," it said.

After the actor's death, police said no note was found at the spot.

Police sources also said they did not find any foul play in their initial investigation.

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January 9,2020

Mumbai, Jan 9: Actor Juhi Chawla on Wednesday said instead of constantly criticising the government, one should reflect on own conduct and talk about uniting rather than dividing.

The actor attended an event which aimed to counter "Free Kashmir (narrative), anti-India slogans, false propaganda and clear the misconception."

Juhi said as artistes, it's unfair to be questioned about incidents "just for a reaction" when they should be given time to truly understand the situation.

"We are going to work, thinking how to execute our task, then some incident happens somewhere and suddenly the media asks, 'what do you think about this?' We haven't understood the matter, people haven't understood the matter but you need a reaction.

"Let people understand, whether it's NRC or CAA, and what's is it about, why is this being talked about," Juhi told reporters.

The actor said it is sad that people talk about division more than unity.

"Everyone is quick to talk about dividing. Why don't we talk about uniting? Why does everyone say 'what is the government doing, why is it doing this?' but I say if you point one finger there then three fingers are at you.

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January 14,2020

Indore, Jan 14: Yoga guru Ramdev has said that Deepika Padukone should hire persons like him for offering correct advice, days after the actress had visited Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi following the violence at the campus earlier this month.

"Deepika Padukone needs to study about political, social and cultural issues. She should understand more about our country. Only after gaining knowledge, she should take decisions. I feel she should have persons like Swami Ramdev for correct advice," Ramdev said at an event here on Monday.

On January 7, Padukone joined the protest at JNU after a masked mob entered the varsity campus and attacked the students and teachers with sticks and rods on January 5.

Several BJP leaders questioned the support extended by Padukone. On the other hand, the Congress threw their weight behind the actress for her stand.

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