{"id":51915,"date":"2015-12-16T15:41:15","date_gmt":"2015-12-16T10:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=51915"},"modified":"2015-12-16T18:15:18","modified_gmt":"2015-12-16T12:45:18","slug":"the-jiah-khan-death-case-in-a-nutshell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/india\/the-jiah-khan-death-case-in-a-nutshell","title":{"rendered":"The Jiah Khan Death Case in a Nutshell"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The mystery seems to get intense as new developments concerning the unnatural death of actor-model Jiah Khan tumble to the fore. Last week saw the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) file a supplementary chargesheet, accusing Bollywood newcomer Sooraj Pancholi of abetment to suicide. The deceased\u2019s family, however, harped on foul play and claimed that the Nishabd actress was a victim of homicide.<\/p>\n

If Dr. R.K. Sharma, president of the Indian Association of Medico Legal Experts and former head of the department of forensic medicine and toxicology in AIIMS, Delhi, is to be believed, the homicide aspect cannot be ruled out. He was approached by the victim\u2019s mother Rabiya Khan and has prepared his final report after studying photographs, documents and video of the post-mortem process. Based on Sharma\u2019s findings that point to discrepancies in the autopsy done, the Bombay High Court transferred the case to the CBI.<\/p>\n

The Case<\/strong><\/p>\n

It may be recalled that 25-year-old British-American actress Jiah Khan was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her Juhu Apartment on June 3, 2013. According to sources, the actress allegedly killed herself while her mother Rabiya and sister Kavita were not at home. The police recovered the body, which was then sent for autopsy to the JJ Hospital in Byculla. But Jiah\u2019s death courted controversy after a six-page suicide note was found on June 7, 2013 by one of her two sisters. This note clearly indicated that the actress intentionally planned to kill herself.<\/p>\n

People under the Scanner<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

As Mumbai Police launched a probe, it was found that the actress was in a tumultuous relationship with Sooraj Pancholi, the son of actors Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab. Of late, their relationship had gone bitter which might have led Jiah to end her life, said police. It was on June 10, 2013, that Sooraj – the late actor\u2019s \u2018boyfriend\u2019 – was taken into custody. But Sooraj managed to get a bail on July 2, 2013, on grounds that the two were in a consensual relationship and the letter was being misused by Rabiya to frame him.<\/p>\n

It was in October 2013 that Jiah\u2019s mother moved court and filed a petition, seeking a CBI probe into her daughter\u2019s \u201cmurder\u201d. According to Rabiya, the Mumbai Police had simply ignored the forensic evidence and the premise that Jiah was murdered and it was not a case of suicide. In reaction, Aditya Pancholi filed a defamation suit wherein he claimed that Jiah\u2019s mother had made personal attacks on the family in her tweets. This suit is still pending in the high court.<\/p>\n

Focus shifts from suicide to homicide<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was in September 2015 that independent forensic expert Dr. R.K. Sharma told the CBI that Jiah Khan\u2019s death could be a case of homicidal hanging and not suicide as was earlier stated by India\u2019s leading forensic laboratories. Sharma stressed that post mortem had not been done properly and the injury to the deceased\u2019s lips and left arm was not examined accurately. He added that such injuries could be a manifestation of a situation where the person was held very tightly.<\/p>\n

This apart, the high alcohol concentration found in the deceased\u2019s blood reports also point to homicidal hanging as one cannot hang oneself after consuming so much alcohol. It has been further alleged that the forensic teams destroyed the report on the DNA analysis of Jiah\u2019s nail clippings.<\/p>\n

As speculations continue over Jiah Khan\u2019s mysterious death, we bring to you bits of information that you need to take note of:<\/p>\n