Jiah Khan’s mother, Rabia, has claimed that a forensic report by a private British agency questions CBI’s theory about her daughter’s death. The new report says it wasn’t a suicide. Jiah Khan was found hanging in her own apartment on June 3, 2013. Sooraj Pancholi is facing trial in the case for abetment to suicide, has said all he wanted was a speedy and fair trial.
The report by UK-based forensic physician Jason Payne-James, claims that Jiah’s hanging “was staged”, further questioning the CBI’s theory that the actor’s death was a suicide. The report is based on copies of the medical board’s opinion submitted before the CBI, the photographs from the spot including those of the dead body and CCTV footage.
Reacting to the developments, Pancholi told Times of India, “No accused asks for his trial to begin, but I’m asking to open the trial soon. Whatever the accusation, I deserve a fair trial, so that I can move on in life. These things are planned to target my progress and stop my daily life.”
