As actor Sheezan Khan continues to remain in police custody after being accused of abetting actress Tunisha Sharma’s suicide, his lawyer has claimed that the deceased went out with one Ali, whom she allegedly met on a dating app.
Sheezan’s lawyer Shailendra Mishra stated that Tunisha met Ali through the dating app Tinder and that the two were together until a day before the actress’ death.
He also said that Tunisha went out with Ali on December 21, 22 and 23, and that she did not return home on those days.
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Tunisha’s mother refutes claims
Tunisha’s mother Vanita Sharma has now rubbished Mishra’s claims and mentioned that while the late actress did go out with Ali, she was only hanging out with him as a friend.
Vanita said that Ali was Tunisha’s gym trainer from three years ago, and that she did go out with him on the three days that have been mentioned, the claims that she did not return home were untrue.
“They were just friends and met thrice in December. Ab sab Ali ki galti ho gayi?” she questioned.
Met Ali on day Tunisha was cremated: Vanita Sharma
Vanita also shared that she had met Ali on the day Tunisha was cremated and that cops have already recorded his statement. “What is the big deal if she had met him? She had even met one of her former co-actors and had attended a party hosted by another actor,” she stated.
She added that Sheezan’s family and lawyer were trying to shift the focus from his breakup with Tunisha, which was allegedly the cause behind her being stressed.
Tunisha Sharma’s suicide
Tunisha was found dead on the sets of the show on December 24. She hung herself in the makeup room on the sets of ‘Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul’.
Tunisha was reportedly depressed for several days prior to her death because of her break up with Sheezan. The two allegedly broke up just 15 days before the actress claimed her life.
Sheezan was arrested in the early hours of December 25, and he is currently in police custody as Tunisha’s mother filed an abetment to suicide complaint against him. So far, the police have recorded the statements of 27 people in the matter.
