The prosecution has dropped Aditya Pancholi as a witness in the case against his son, actor Sooraj Pancholi, who is accused of abetting actress-girlfriend Jiah Khan’s suicide on June 3, 2013. The prosecution fears that Aditya might support his son and, therefore, damage the case.
The prosecution has also dropped as witness a man who worked as a domestic help in the Pancholi household. So far, 21 witnesses, including Jiah’s mother, Rabia Khan, and sister have deposed during the trial.
Jiah was found hanging in the bedroom of her flat at Juhu in Bombay on June 3, 2013. Sooraj was booked for abetment to suicide and arrested a week after the suicide. He was released on bail by the Bombay high court almost a month later.