Tunisha Sharma death case: Sheezan Khan's family addresses accusations

Tunisha Sharma passed away by suicide on December 24, 2022. The actress hanged herself in the make-up room of her co-star and former boyfriend Sheezan Mohammed Khan. The actor was later arrested by Valiv Police in Palghar district for allegedly abetting the suicide of Tunisha. 

The family of accused Sheezan Khan held a press conference on Monday to address the alleged accusations levelled against them by the family of late actor Tunisha Sharma. Accompanied by Sheezan's lawyer, Shailendra Mishra, his sisters Falaq Naaz, Shafaq Naaz and his mother shared details about Tunisha's past, when she was allegedly mistreated by her family. They refuted the claims set across by Tunisha's mother, Vanita Sharma, about Sheezan having a 'secret girlfriend' and that Tunisha was 'forced' to wear a hijab.

Sheezan's sister played a voice note for the media where Tunisha is heard telling the actor's mom, “Aap mere liye bahut maine rakhte ho Amma, bahut zyada aap jaante bhi nahi ho. Isiliye aapse haar baat share karne ka mann karta hai. Isiliye mere zehen me jo bhi hoga main aapko bataungi… Lekin pata nahi, pata nahi mujhe khud kya ho raha hai nahi pata (You are very important to me Amma, very much. You have no idea. That’s why I feel like sharing with you everything and whatever I have in my heart, I will share it. But I just don’t know what is happening to me).”

At the press conference, Sheezan’s Lawyer Mishra stated, "Tunisha's so-called uncle Pawan Sharma was her former manager, he was fired 4 yrs ago because he used to interfere a lot & behave harshly with her." He went on to say, "Tunisha & Sanjeev Kaushal (an uncle in Chandigarh) had terrible relations. Sanjeev Kaushal & her mother, Vanita used to control Tunisha's finances. Tunisha often pleaded in front of her mother for her own money."

Mishra added, "Tunisha used to panic a lot upon hearing name of Sanjeev Kaushal. On instigation of Sanjeev Kaushal, Tunisha's mother broke her phone & tried to strangulate her. Sanjeev Kaushal & Tunisha's mother used to control Tunisha's life." The lawyer claimed Tunisha's family used to control her finances and were responsible for her anxiety attacks and depression prior to her death.

Sheezan's 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." 

She also cleared the air on her brother cheating on Tunisha ,"Sheezan didn't have any other girlfriend. That girl was called for recording her statement. There's no secret girlfriend." She added, "Tunisha's mother accepted that she has been neglecting Tunisha & that she didn't take care of her. Tunisha's depression was due to her childhood trauma."

Falaq Naazz, in her latest Instagram post, clarified that her brother Sheezan Khan and Tunisha Sharma had indeed broken up. She added that it was amicable, and not on a bad note. However, she stressed the fact that the relationship had not ended on a bad note and that they had mutually decided on it for the sake of their careers, since it was too early for both of them. She added that they wanted to focus on the show. Falaq repeated the fact that the break-up was with mutual understanding several times, and added that the chats are proof of it and had been duly submitted to the police.