Actor Suraj Pancholi used to abuse Jiah Khan, her mother tells Mumbai court

Bollywood actor Suraj Pancholi used to subject actress Jiah Khan who allegedly committed suicide here in 2013 to physical and verbal abuse her mother told a special court here on WednesdayPancholi who was in a relationship with the 25yearold actress has been booked for abetment of suicide in the case probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation CBI He is currently out on bailOn Wednesday Jiah Khans mother Rabia Khan began recording her testimony in the case before special judge A S SayyadRabia Khan told the court about the actresss entry into Bollywood her career progression and relationship with PancholiPancholi had approached Jiah Khan through a social media site and insisted on meeting her she saidAlso Read Itll all be ok Jacqueline Fernandez shares motivational quote on social media amid ED troubleJiah Khan was initially apprehensive and reluctant but the duo met for the first time in September 2012 Rabia Khan saidAt that time she sent some pictures to me it looked like they clicked and had mutual interest However in September she Jiah Khan told me they were just friends she saidRabia Khan said her daughters daily routine was taken over by Pancholi and by October 2012 the duo had started living at each others houseDuring her visit to their London home in November that year the actress looked very happy she saidRabia Khan said Jiah Khan then returned to Mumbai for professional work and was supposed to come back to celebrate Christmas but did not turn upOn December 24 2012 Rabia Khan said she received a message from Pancholi saying he got angry with Jiah Khan after a fight with a friend and that she the actress should forgive him and give another chanceAt that time I discovered that the duo had a violent fight she saidRabia Khan said Jiah Khan decided to give him a second chance and the duo went to GoaHowever in one of her phone calls Jiah Khan complained about being at a very strange place and not wanting to stay there she saidIn Goa he used to put her down in front of other friends and flirt with other women in her presence Rabia Khan said citing her conversations with her daughterRabia Khan said Jiah Khan suddenly turned up in London on February 14 2013 and looked sadAccording to Rabia Khan Jiah Khan told her that Pancholi abused her verbally and physically and also called her by dirty namesJiah Khans mothers testimony will continue on ThursdayThe actress best known for her performance in Hindi film Nishabd starring Amitabh Bachchan was found hanging at her residence in Mumbai on June 3 2013 by her motherPancholi the son of Bollywood couple Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab is currently out on bail in the caseThe CBI had alleged that a threepage note seized by the Mumbai Police which first probed the case on June 10 2013 was written by Jiah Khan and it narrated her ordealThe note narrated Jiah Khans intimate relationship physical abuse and mental and physical torture allegedly at the hands of Pancholi which led her to commit suicide the central agency had saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever