Tunisha's mother had earlier accused Sheezan of having relationships with several girls.
Last Updated: 08.04 AM, Dec 31, 2022
The late actress Tunisha's mother, Vanita Sharma, made a shocking revelation on Friday, claiming for the first time that her daughter was under 'pressure' to convert to Islam.
In connection with the actor's suicide, the Waliv Police had summoned Tunisha's mother Vanita, her uncle Pawan Sharma, and her driver to give statement. On the set of her television show Alibaba - Dastaan-e-Kabul on Saturday, Tunisha was found dead. Sheezan, a co-star in the show and her ex-boyfriend, was detained the following day on suspicion of aiding suicide. Speaking to the media, she claimed that Tunisha Sharma was subjected to ongoing harassment by her ex-boyfriend Sheezan Khan and his family. She said that she was made to do various things against her will and that she was under pressure to convert to Islam.
Sheezan "used to consume drugs," according to Vanita Sharma, who spoke with the news agency ANI. She was unable to confirm how long he had been using drugs, though. When Tunisha first met Sheezan, according to Tunisha's uncle, her behaviour and lifestyle changed, and she even began wearing a "hijab" (a headscarf worn by Muslim women).
Vanita Sharma's claims came a day after Union Minister of State for Social Justice Ramdas Athawale paid a visit to the grieving family and promised to ask Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for a compensation of Rs. 25 lakh on their behalf.
Sharma, 20, committed suicide on December 24 while shooting on the set of a teleserial being filmed in Vasai, and Sheezan Khan, her co-star, was arrested the next day after her mother accused him of betraying her, cheating, and using her for three to four months in a video statement. Together, Sheezan and Tunisha worked in Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul. Hours before the sad tragedy, the duo had lunch together on set with other members of the team. When taken to the hospital, the late actress was pronounced dead after being discovered hanging in her lover's makeup room.