I think before Jiah committed suicide Suraj Pancholi hit her: Jiah Khan's mother Rabiya

In an account that is as melodramatic as it is heartbreaking, Jiah Khan’s mother Rabiya has told the Juhu police in detail about the last days of her daughter’s life and her rocky relationship with Suraj Pancholi, now in judicial custody for his alleged involvement in abetting the 25-year-old actress’s suicide.

Translated excerpts of Rabiya Khan’s statement follow:

After the suicide: “Jiah had no reply to this.”

According to Rabiya’s statement, she sent Suraj a message on his cellphone on May 28, a few days after he had come to her for help when Jiah had landed at his home after missing a flight out of the city.

Rabiya has told police she sent Suraj a message: “Dont play games with me.”

His reply: “You are confusing us.”

She told him: “Let my daughter think straight towards her further being with you will be out of your focus and disturb your parents (sic). Let there be peace. I did not say anything for one year but now I understood everything. If you are her focus then her life is in ruins.”

Suraj did not reply to this message.

Then Suraj began to message Jiah. I told her that Suraj did not love her. Come to your senses, I told her. Jiah then showed me a long message from Suraj. I read that... It said, “I want to start life with you. Hum pehle jaise jindagi guzaarenge. I love you. I will marry you. We will have our home.

I had told Jiah, don’t fall for his words.”

Suraj Pancholi's version

“Aditya Pancholi did not touch Rabiya’s feet at her place when he went there on the day of the incident. He has not told Rabiya anything about his son. The whole story is fabricated by Rabiya in her statement,” said Suraj Pancholi’s advocate Zamir Khan.