Mumbai: Actor Sooraj Pancholi reacted online after being acquitted in Jiah Khan’s suicide case. Pancholi, who was accused of abetting the suicide of actor and model Jiah Khan, was acquitted by a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Friday due to lack of evidence.
“Due to paucity of evidence, this court can’t hold you (Sooraj Pancholi) guilty, hence acquitted,” said Judge AS Sayyed of a special CBI court.
Taking to his Instagram story, the actor put up a status that announced his relief at being acquitted. He stated that the truth always wins.
The actor wrote on his Instagram Stories, “The TRUTH always wins!” He also added folded hands and red heart emojis with the hashtag ‘God is Great’.
Twenty-five-year-old Jiah Khan was found dead at her Juhu home on June 3, 2013. Sooraj Pancholi was arrested by the police for allegedly abetting her suicide under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 306.