Readers may recall that television couple Puja Banerjee and Kunal Verma were recently accused of serious charges by Bengali film producer Shyam Sunder Dey, who alleged that they kidnapped him in Goa and extorted Rs 23 lakh. Now, a couple of weeks after the news broke online, the couple has finally broken their silence.
Puja Banerjee pens FIRST note after being accused of kidnapping and extortion: “God is watching”
Puja recently took to her social media handle to share a note addressing the situation. “Going through the toughest time of our lives. To those who are standing by us — we will be forever grateful. And to those who believe in the lies spread against us — God bless them too. I believe in God, and you know, GOD IS WATCHING,” her note read.
While many of her followers expressed support, some remained confused and concerned about the unfolding situation.
For context, earlier this month, Shyam Sunder Dey spoke to the Times of India, claiming that he met Puja in Goa and was later taken to a villa, where he was held against his will. He alleged, “I stayed at the villa from June 1 to June 4. I wasn’t allowed to leave. Every day, I tried to reason with Puja and Kunal. I reminded them that we were like family and pleaded with them to stop. But all I faced were threats.”
According to Dey, he managed to use a spare phone to send his location to his wife. He also secretly recorded a video in the bathroom and forwarded it to her. Following this, his wife contacted the police, and based on her complaint, he was rescued from the Goa villa on June 4.
Puja, Kunal, and their associate Piyush Kothari have since been booked under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including charges related to abduction, extortion, criminal intimidation, and wrongful confinement.
In a Facebook post, Dey’s wife Malabika further alleged that Puja and Kunal had threatened to frame the filmmaker in a false drug case if he didn’t pay them. She claimed that the couple forced him to transfer Rs 23 lakh out of the Rs 64 lakh they had allegedly demanded.
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