Sooraj Pancholi was put in the same jail cell as Ajmal Kasab: 'They kept me in the anda cell, treated my terribly'
Sooraj Pancholi
underwent a tough time when the police had arrested him in Jiah Khan's death case. While the investivation was on, he went through a tough time. The actor was acquitted in the case in 2023 due to lack of evidence.
Special Judge AS Sayyad noted that she was a victim of her own emotions and that Jiah had suicidal tendencies. Meanwhile, Sooraj made a comeback to the movies in the recently released 'Kesari Veer'.
In a recent interview, Pancholi opened up on his jail experience and what he went through. He said on Hindi Rush podcast, "It's all hazy. I was just a 21-year-old boy at the time. I was sent to Arthur Road Jail, and put in the 'anda cell' (solitary confinement).
I was in the same cell where they had put Kasab. They treated me like I'd done a bomb blast.' At this time, Sooraj was seemingly asked to stop talking by his representatives.
Looking at them off-camera, he said, 'Let me talk, it's the fact… It is what it is.'
He revealed that he was put in
Ajmal Kasab
's cell. "They put me where they put Kasab. I didn't even have a pillow; I'd sleep on newspapers. They treated me terribly, like I'd committed some horrible crime.
I'm not exaggerating. It was only after four or five years that I understood what I'd been through. It felt like a dream when it was happening. The CBI investigation happened… They kept me in the 'anda cell'. It was difficult," he said.
When Sooraj was acquitted by the court in the case, he took to social media and wrote, "The Truth always wins!' However, Jiah's mother continued to blame him for her daughter's death. She had told CNN News 18, "This is a case of murder. The abetment to suicide case has gone but the
murder case
is still there. I will not give up hope.. I will keep fighting. I will approach the High Court, Supreme Court, whatever is required to get justice for my daughter.'
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