I’ve been called murderer, criminal, abuser: Sooraj Pancholi breaks silence on Jiah Khan’s suicide

By Vandana Srivastawa

on November 10, 2018

Actor Sooraj Pancholi has finally broken his silence on the suicide case of his ex-girlfriend and actor Jiah Khan. On his 28^th birthday yesterday, the actor took to his Instagram and shared a long post and addressed the six-years-long court case against him. He shared a picture of his hand holding two burning candles and told his side of the story.

Sooraj who made his Bollywood debut with Hero opposite Athiya Shetty had kept mum all these years because the case was still under trial. He said that he waited all this while to comment on the abetment to suicide charge against him as he wanted the case to end. However, since the case took too long than expected he decided to share his thoughts about it on social media with his followers.

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In his heartfelt note, he wrote, “Today I complete 28 years of my life. I want to take up this moment to share a few thoughts that have been in my heart for a while. I wanted to wait to speak out until the case ended, but it’s taken longer than expected. I don’t know where to start from. It is difficult to express some feelings when so many people, so many emotions are involved. First, I want to thank those who have stood by me like a pillar of strength. It has been a long journey that started when I was still trying to understand life. I have been fighting the case in court for the last 6 years, with patience and respect, waiting for the trial to be completed. In this process, I have been called a murderer, a criminal, an abuser and so much worse. I read these things about me almost every single day. And my heartfelt effort has always been to be strong, respectful and ignore it.”

[caption id="attachment_35938" align="aligncenter" width="683"] Sooraj Pancholi and Jiah Khan[/caption]

Jiah committed suicide in 2013 in her flat in Juhu, Mumbai, by hanging herself. She left a suicide note in which she blamed Sooraj for giving grief to her while they were in a relationship. She alleged that he ruined her life; she also wrote that she had to undergo an abortion. Following her suicide, Sooraj was charged with abetment to suicide.