Jiah suicide case: Suraj Pancholi sent in police remand

Suraj Pancholi, the boyfriend of Jiah Khan [ Images], was today remanded in police custody till June 13 by a Mumbai [ Images ] court after prosecution said his interrogation was necessary following allegations of threat, assault and rape against him by the actress in a note discovered three days after her suicide.

Suraj, son of actor couple Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab, was yesterday arrested after being booked under IPC Section 306 for allegedly abetting Jiah’s suicide, a week after she ended her life at her Juhu [ Images ] home.

Seeking his custody, police told the court that they have recovered five love letters exchanged between Suraj and Jiah and they wanted to verify the contents.

The CCTV footage of the hotel and the house where the two went the day Jiah ended her life has also been recovered, Public Prosecutor A K Pacharane told the court and added there were serious allegations of threat, assault and rape against Suraj.

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 Suraj in police custody till June 13 after rejecting his lawyer Zameer Khan’s contention that the note which formed the basis for seeking custody did not name Suraj 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….

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