20-year-old TV actress Tunisha Sharma was found dead in her co-actor and alleged boyfriend Sheezan Khan’s make-up room on the sets of their show ‘Alibaba Dastaan-E-Kabul.’ Her co-star Sheezan Khan was arrested after a case of abetment of suicide was registered against him based on a complaint filed by Tunisha’s mother Vanita Sharma.
As per reports in India Today, Sheezan Khan’s family organized a press conference in Mumbai. Sheezan’s lawyer Shailendra Mishra, sisters Falaq Naaz and Shafaq Naaz, and mother were seen talking to the media about Tunisha Sharma’s suicide case.
The family also addressed the love jihad allegations made by Tunisha’s mother. Falaq Naaz said, “Tunisha was like my sister. I met her on the sets of a shoot in Ladakh. Since then, I have acted like an elder sister to her. We could never see her in trouble. All these talks about hijab, dargah are baseless. Following a religion is our own personal choice. It is our personal space. We never force anyone. It is not even our right. People are saying we forced her to wear hijab, but it is a picture from one of her shoots.”
Sheezan Khan’s mother said, “Tunisha’s mother Vanita disrespected us a lot but we will maintain our dignity. She claimed that Falaq took her to a dargah but she has no information about that. You give us proof! You are talking just senseless things. She also accused Sheezan of slapping Tunisha. If your child is being tortured on sets like this, will you just sit and talk on phone? Hamare bacche ko thappad maare aur hum aise baithe rahenge maa hone ke naate? She used to talk to me so she could have told me about it. She used to eat at my place, stay with me. So when this incident happened, why did she wait? Why didn’t she come to my place and slap Sheezan? Was she waiting for Tunisha to take this step?”
She added, “One more thing, Vanita has lost her only child and her lawyer was busy taking power of attorney. You have lost a child! Your mission should only be to find out why your child took this step. The truth should come out in the world. How can a mother do this? I also want justice for her because she was like a daughter to me too. Only God knows how difficult this journey is for us. Tunisha was like a younger daughter to me. She is gone. On the other hand, my son, who is innocent, is in jail. Vanita is after him. What do you want Vanita ji? Your daughter has committed suicide, do you want my son to commit suicide too? You are torturing him.”
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