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Bombay HC asks Rabia Khan to file rejoinder in Jiah Khan's suicide case

Mumbai, Jun 15 (UNI) The Bombay High Court today asked Rabia Khan, mother of former actress and model Jiah Khan, who had allegedly committed suicide in 2013, to file within two weeks a rejoinder following an affidavit filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation. Actor Sooraj Pancholi has been chargesheeted by the CBI for abetting suicide. Jiah and Sooraj were in a companionship. The bench headed by Justice Naresh Patil gave this direction while hearing a petition filed by Rabia seeking a probe by Special Investigation Team (SIT) into Jiah’s death. The special court had last month adjourned the trial after Rabia moved to the high court seeking stay on the trial, pending hearing of her petition demanding the SIT probe. In her petition in the HC, Rabia sought SIT probe because she alleged that CBI, which is currently investigating the case, had concurred with the findings of Mumbai police that it was a suicide case and not homicidal death. She had earlier moved to the Supreme Court seeking a SIT probe, but the apex court had asked her to approach the high court. “The trial in the lower court is not proceeding in a proper manner and there is likelihood of accused (Sooraj) being discharged in the case,” Rabia’s petition said. According to her, the CBI, “due to reasons best known to it”, has been vehemently opposing appointment of special public prosecutor in the case by Maharashtra government. Rabia’s lawyer Subhash Jha had argued that investigation should be handed over to the SIT as CBI has also in its charge sheet said the death was not homicidal, despite forensic evidence suggesting otherwise. The actress’ mother had petitioned the high court against CBI categorising Jiah’s death on June 3, 2013, as suicidal and not homicidal. She prayed for setting up a SIT to probe the case afresh. UNI AAA CJ SHK 2055 .
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