Sooraj gets bail in Jiah suicide case

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Written By: IANS | Published : July 1, 2013 4:36 PM IST

jiah_khanMumbai (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Monday granted bail to Sooraj Pancholi accused of abetting the suicide of Bollywood actress Nafisa alias Jiah Khan.

Sooraj, son of actor Aditya Pancholi, has been ordered to pay a surety of Rs.50,000, surrender his passport and report to police whenever required for investigations. He was arrested on June 11.

He was charged with abetting Jiah's suicide after the actress' family recovered a letter penned by her a few days after her death last month.

A sessions court earlier rejected Sooraj's bail plea on June 21 following which he moved the high court.

The New York-born Jiah who acted in blockbusters like Ghajini was found hanging at her Juhu residence on June 3.

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