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.
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.
Public Prosecutor A.K. Pacharane said that the CCTV
footage of the hotel and house has been recovered and also added that there
were serious allegations of threat, assault and rape against Suraj.
In the remand application the prosecution sector said
that a distressed Jiah had aborted their baby and this aspect too needed to be
probed.
Accepting the arguments, Magistrate remanded Suraj
in police custody till June 13 rejecting his lawyer Zameer Khan’s contention saying
that the Jiah note did not name Suraj and was not signed by her.
Defense counsel said that the note was found after
three days after Jiah death and not immediately.
Zameer Khan also claimed that 21 year old Suraj
could not have given any commitment to 25 year old Jiah during their short term
relationship of just 6 to 8 months.
"Jiah was obsessive and possessive...it does
not mean Suraj should be pinned," he said.
He also mentioned that the actress was a troubled
child and was in depression for many years.
The defence told the court that statements of 23
witnesses have been recorded and gadgets of Suraj have already been impounded
by police.
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