Sooraj Pancholi, boyfriend of late Bollywood actress Jiah Khan, has been arrested in connection with her death.
Sooraj Pancholi is the son of actor couple Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab, and is reported to have been Jiah Khan’s boyfriend.
He is suspected of abetting suicide and is due to appear in court on Tuesday.
Jiah Khan’s mother found her body at her home in the Indian city of Mumbai a week ago. She had killed herself, a police post-mortem examination found.
Sooraj Pancholi’s arrest was made after allegations of abuse made by the star’s mother, Rabiya Khan, police officials say.
Sooraj Pancholi, boyfriend of late Bollywood actress Jiah Khan, has been arrested in connection with her death
Jiah Khan, who was 25, made her Bollywood debut in 2007 with Amitabh Bachchan in Nishabd. She also acted with Aamir Khan and Akshay Kumar.
She was found hanging by her mother and buried in Mumbai on Wednesday.
According to Indian media, she had left a five-page letter addressed to Sooraj Pancholi.
Born Nafisa Khan in New York, the actress grew up in London before moving to Mumbai for a career in Bollywood.
She made her debut in Nishabd with Bachchan and starred in the psychological thriller, Ghajini, with Aamir Khan.
Jiah Khan’s last film role was in the 2010 comedy Housefull, in which she played a supporting role.
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Indian actress Jiah Khan, who was found dead at her home in Mumbai, killed herself, a police post-mortem has found.
Her mother found Jiah Khan’s body hanging in her apartment, police revealed.
Police say no suicide note has been found and they are seeking information from her neighbors.
Bollywood star Jiah Khan, 25, made her debut in 2007 with Amitabh Bachchan in Nishabd, based on the novel Lolita. She also acted with Aamir Khan and Akshay Kumar.
“Nafisa Khan, who is known as Jiah Khan, was found hanging by her mother at around 22:45 India time at her residence on the first floor of Sagar Sangeet [apartment],” deputy commissioner of police Chhering Dorje said.
Born Nafisa Khan in New York, Jiah Khan grew up in London before moving to Mumbai for a career in Bollywood.
Jiah Khan acted in Nishabd, starring Amitabh Bachchan, and the psychological thriller, Ghajini, which had Aamir Khan in the lead role.
Jiah Khan made her debut in 2007 with Amitabh Bachchan in Nishabd, based on the novel Lolita
Her last film role was in the 2010 comedy Housefull, in which she played a supporting role.
Jiah Khan’s death caused shock within the film industry.
“Never ever seen a debutant actress with more spunk and more spirit than Jiah when I was directing her in Nishabd,” filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma wrote on Twitter.
But he added that Khan had not worked for the past three years and was “depressed for her career and scared for her future”.
Amitabh Bachchan also took to Twitter to react on his colleague’s death: “WHAT …!!! Jiah Khan? What has happened? Is this correct? Unbelievable!!!”
Fellow actress Dia Mirza wrote: “RIP Nafisa (Jiah) Khan. You were too young and beautiful…”
Filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan tweeted: “Can’t register that Jiah is no more… Worked with her in Housefull and she was so beautiful and such a good soul. Too young to go Jiah.”
Jiah Khan’s “official” website says she studied Shakespeare and method acting in New York from the age of 17.
Jiah Khan later featured in an advert for the animal rights group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
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Bollywood star Jiah Khan has been found dead at her home in Mumbai, police say.
The authorities did not say how Jiah Khan died, but said they were seeking information from her neighbors.
Jiah Khan, 25, made her debut in 2007 opposite Amitabh Bachchan, and went on to act with stars including Aamir Khan and Akshay Kumar.
She was born in New York and grew up in London before moving to Mumbai for a career in Bollywood.
Her death caused shock within the film industry.
Fellow actress Dia Mirza said on Twitter: “RIP Nafisa (Jiah) Khan. You were too young and beautiful…”
Jiah Khan has been found dead at her home in Mumbai
Amitabh Bachchan also took to Twitter to react on his colleague’s death: “WHAT …!!! Jiah Khan? What has happened? Is this correct? Unbelievable!!!”
Jiah Khan acted in Nishabd, starring Amitabh Bachchan, and the psychological thriller, Ghajini, which had Aamir Khan in the lead role.
Her last film was in the 2010 comedy Housefull, in which she played a supporting role.
Jiah Khan’s “official” website says she was born in New York and brought up in London. It says she went to New York to study acting.
Jiah Khan also featured in an advert for the animal rights group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
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