Jiah Khan suicide: police grill boyfriend over abuse claims

Suraj Pancholi taken into custody after six-page letter talks of 'torture' and 'forced abortion'

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MUMBAI police are set to question Suraj Pancholi, the boyfriend of the Indian actress found hanged in her apartment last week, amid allegations that he abetted her suicide.

According to The Times of India, police have taken Pancholi into custody (above) and have the right to hold him for two days while they examine his laptop and a number of letters sent to him by his girlfriend, Jiah Khan.

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