The Jiah Khan murder case is taking a fresh turn. The mother of the late Bollywood actress, Rabia Khan, has sought the help of Jason Payne-James, a forensic expert from the UK-based Forensic Healthcare Services Ltd, to “find out the truth”.
In an interview with dna on Saturday, Rabia said she has many evidences to prove the police wrong. Her main argument is that the police, which maintained that she committed suicide by hanging from a white muslin dupatta, later changed it.
“I very clearly remember one of the hearings in the High Court. The judge asked the police as to what was used by the deceased to commit suicide. The officer, after looking at the photograph of my daughter, replied: 'I think it is a rope'.”
My counsel reminded him that the panchnama claimed it to be a white-coloured muslin dupatta, said Rabia. If it indeed were to be a dupatta, why was its dimensions not mentioned anywhere, she asked. And where is the dupatta?
"The sad part is that the irresponsible behaviour of the police towards my daughter's case did not end there. When the High Court asked them to show the dupatta, they said that it was with the Forensic Science Laboratory for a dna test. But the FSL makes no mention about it. Also there was no mention about the whereabouts of the track suit used by my daughter," Rabia says.
Rabia also contested the police claim that there was faecal matter on the floor. According to experts, it can be found out only when death is caused by trauma or shock, she said.
“Immediately after my daughter's death, the US government had sent its officers to Mumbai in order to extend a helping hand, but the CBI officers refused to join hands and said that they were capable enough. The CBI officials, at one point, intimidated us for the same and asked me to inform the officials to not involve in the matter," added Rabia.
Rabia said she has been pleading with the CBI for the forensic reports, but for so long they have not bothered to help.
"Finally I approached Jason Payne-James, who has found out several discrepancies in the CBI investigations. But since we are yet to submit the findings to the High Court, we cannot reveal the details of the report now," said Rabia.
Three years after my daugher's death, there is still confusion whether it was a murder or suicide. "I am not witch-hunting who killed my daughter, I just want the truth," she said.
"The scientific evidence speaks for itself and it is plain for all to see. I believe the court will not let me down. I want the truth for my daughter, just like Reeva (the South African model who was killed by her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius on Valentine's Day 2014) got justice in her country. I believe in my country's judiciary. That is why I am still here, fighting to get the truth out.”
What is the Jiah Khan case?
British American actress Jiah Khan was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her flat in the Sagar Sangeet building in Juhu on June 3, 2013.
She is alleged to have been killed by her actor-boyfriend Sooraj Pancholi.
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