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Famous couple Pooja Banerjee and Kunal Verma of the TV industry are recently caught in a controversy. Both were accused by film producer Shyam Sundar Dey of kidnapping, cheating and forcibly recovering money. After which now Pooja and Kunal held a press conference on this whole matter on Friday.
Pooja and Kunal came in front of the media about the matter and gave their clarification and dismissed the allegations. Pooja said that her mental balance deteriorated due to this incident.
Pooja said,
We have known Shyam Sundar Day for 3 to 4 years. He told me that he is buying rights of 16 films from someone. Then he will sell them to a TV channel. The total price of this deal was around Rs 2.25 crore, hoping to earn about Rs 3.85 crore. He told me that if I can convince someone to invest, I will give me 50 lakh rupees.
Pooja further said,
I tried a little, but I never promised that I would give them money. I did not even have money for myself. Still they started pressurizing me. He said that he is constantly harassing him by calling him. Due to this stress, I started borrowing money from friends and family. Kunal also sought help from his acquaintances. Together we were able to arrange more than one crore rupees. During this, Arjun Bijlani also helped us.
Pooja- We returned money by taking a loan Pooja and Kunal said that they had decided that they would return the money borrowed under any circumstances. For this, he took a loan by mortgaging the property of Kunal’s parents and returned the money to everyone.
When Shyam Sundar came to know about the loan, he said that the amount of loan should be deposited in the account of his production house ‘Shadow Films’, so that it seems that it was done under the deal.
Pooja told,
We had promised to give Rs 1.25 crore, but overall we transferred Rs 1.68 crore. When it came to return the money, Shyam stopped picking up the call and did not refuse but started making excuses. After this, it has been several days, after which we came to know about some of the friends of the Kolkata film industry, and it came to know that he is undergoing a SEBI case and he has also gone to jail in 2020.
Then on 23 May, Pooja gave a written complaint at Bandra Nagar Police Station, but she asked the police not to take immediate action.
Pooja told,
I wanted to talk face to face to Shyam first. On May 31, both of us reached Goa. Our friend Piyush Kothari was also there, but he has nothing to do with this case. He is like a family for me. We went to Goa with Shyam. He assured us that he would return the money. He booked a villa and asked us to stay there. I had to return to Mumbai for an ad shoot. Kunal also returned as the atmosphere had become very negative.
Accused of kidnapping Let me tell you that the next day Pooja received a call during the shooting that Shyam’s wife has accused her of kidnapping and forced recovery.
Pooja told,
I got scared. Cry on the set for the first time. The shooting had to stop. I was worried about Kunal. I talked to the Mumbai Police to register an FIR. On the other hand, the Goa police questioned Shyam, but he could not answer. The next day I also went to Goa. The police listened to us and understood that we are innocent, so we were allowed to go.
Pooja said that the matter affected both her career and family.
Pooja said,
We do not want to take revenge on anyone. Just earned money earned by our hard work. We still have to get 1.58 crore rupees. Some of my projects have stopped. False reports are spreading that we have been arrested. My father is ill and my mother is getting a call that we are in jail.
At the same time, in the press conference, Kunal said that the screenshots posted by Shyam’s wife on social media were his number. After this, he started receiving calls and threats continuously.
Kunal said, “People are abusing me. There is a small child in our house. When he grows up, he will see all this.”
Actress Pooja Banerjee married Kunal Verma, the co-star of her serial ‘Tujh Sang Preet Laga Sajna’ in 2020.
Kunal said,
I am quarreling with my wife. I am blaming myself. At night, you do not sleep. I had to get work in a show but was fired. I cried a lot. The jewelry I had pledged in the bank because I have to pay interest. The second flat also had to be morgged. Pooja was also expelled from some projects. I am not even able to look at my child. These three months have been very bad for us.
Let us know that Bengali filmmaker Shyam Sundar Dey Pooja Banerjee and her husband Kunal Verma were accused of kidnapping and recovery of Rs 23 lakh. The complaint was lodged by Shyam’s wife Malbika on 12 June at the Panache police station in Kolkata. Later, an FIR was registered at Kalangut police station by transferring the case to Goa.
Shyam Sundar Dey has worked in projects like ‘Durgo Mystery,’ Hemanta ‘and’ Niymmer Zora Khun ‘.
According to the Times of India, the FIR included several sections of the Indian Penal Code, including kidnapping, illegal recovery, injury and threats. Shyam and Malbika were invited by the Goa Police on 2 July for questioning in this case.
Shyam alleges in the case that he was forcibly closed in a villa in Goa from 1 to 4 June. He told that he was beaten up by Kunal and some unknown people, snatching mobile and ₹ 64 lakh. When he could not pay the money, he was transferred to 23 lakh rupees. During this time, pressure of signing of property papers was also made on them.
Pooja, while reacting to these allegations in the Instagram post, wrote that she is going through a difficult time and believes in God. At the same time, Kunal Verma said that only one side has emerged in the media, and he will soon present his side.
Pooja Banerjee has worked in Bengali films and Hindi television.