Mumbai: Nearly four months after actor Jiah Khan allegedly committed suicide, her mother has filed a petition in the Bombay High Court alleging that she was murdered and demanded a CBI probe into the death.
The petition, filed on October 1, is expected to come up for hearing next week, her lawyer Dinesh Tiwari told PTI.
The actor's mother Rabia Amin has alleged that her daughter may have been killed and made to look as if she committed suicide.
To support her argument, she has submitted an independent forensic expert's report which indicates the case to be homicidal death rather than suicide.
Alleging shoddy investigations by police to help Jiah's boyfriend Suraj Pancholi, the petition demands a CBI probe into the murder.
The petitioner said that she had strong reasons to suspect that the probe was carried out by police in a manner which made the death look like a suicide.
She alleged that Suraj is the son of actor Aditya Pancholi and the family had used their clout to "manage" police.
The petition alleges that Jiah may have been hanged after being killed. It cites some reasons to support this theory.
While police claimed that Jiah had hanged herself with a muslin 'dupatta', forensic expert Dr R N Jerajani said that the depth of ligature marks in Jiah's case was difficult to achieve with a soft material.
The petition, filed on October 1, is expected to come up for hearing next week, her lawyer Dinesh Tiwari told PTI.
The actor's mother Rabia Amin has alleged that her daughter may have been killed and made to look as if she committed suicide.
Alleging shoddy investigations by police to help Jiah's boyfriend Suraj Pancholi, the petition demands a CBI probe into the murder.
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She alleged that Suraj is the son of actor Aditya Pancholi and the family had used their clout to "manage" police.
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While police claimed that Jiah had hanged herself with a muslin 'dupatta', forensic expert Dr R N Jerajani said that the depth of ligature marks in Jiah's case was difficult to achieve with a soft material.
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