Mumbai, Jan 2: In the latest development in Tunisha Sharma death case, Sheezan Khan's lawyer, Adv. Shailendra Mishra and his sisters Falak Naaz, Shafaq Naaz, and his mother, spoke up for the first time in a press conference. They have leveled allegations against Tunisha Sharma's family and denied the love jihad angle claimed by the late actress's family.

 

 

Tunisha Sharma (20) died by suicide on December 24 by hanged herself in the make-up room of her co-star and former boyfriend Sheezan Mohammed Khan (27), the main accused in the case. His judicial custody has been extended for 14 days, after he was arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of Tunisha Sharma.

 

Addressing Tunisha’s family’s charges, Sheezan’s family told the media that allegations of love jihad and black magic were baseless and sad. Sheezan's advocate told the media said the late actress was in frightful awe of her uncle from Chandigarh, who instigated her mother, Vanita, to strangulate Tunisha.

 

 

Sheezan's lawyer said, "Tunisha was very happy with the time she spent with Sheezan's family. Pawan Sharma, who claimed to be Tunisha's maternal uncle, was actually her manager, who was fired by her. All these allegations have also been made by that so-called uncle only. Tunisha fired him because she was unhappy with his interference."

 

His one of the sister, 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."

 

 

For the uninitiated, a picture of Tunisha wearing a hijab was circulating on the internet a few days ago. Many claimed it as proof of the love jihad claims. She further said, "Why are you stuck in religion? You should be talking about mental health."

 

At last, 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 added, "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."