Jiah Khan Case: Pancholi Family Files Rs 100 Cr Defamation Suit

While, the High Court has handed over the Jiah Khan death case to CBI, Aditya Pancholi and his family has filed a Rs 100 crore defamation suit against Jiah Khan's mother Rabia Khan.

Aditya Pancholi's family has now alleged that Rabia Khan has been posting defamatory comments about the former's family which has hampered their reputation.

After the death of Jiah Khan, although police termed it to be a suicide case, Jiah's mother claimed that her daughter was murdered and accused Jiah's boyfriend Sooraj Pancholi who happens to be Aditya Pancholi's son.

Now Aditya Pancholi and his family filed a defamatory suit against the victim's mother in which it is mentioned that Rabia Khan has been posting defamatory comments on her Twitter page against the Pancholi family members.

The suit further stated that as many as 18 tweets, posted between March 4th and May 1st are defamatory in nature. The Rs 100 crore defamation suit includes loss of reputation at Rs 50 crore, loss of business at Rs 25 crore and for mental harassment at Rs 25 crore.

It is to be recalled, Jiah Khan was found dead in her flat on June 3, 2013 and a suicide note was also found. However, police arrested boyfriend Sooraj Pancholi on charges of abetting her suicide, while Jiah's mother Rabia Khan moved the HC.