Satish Kaushik passed away on March 9 due to a sudden cardiac arrest.
The Delhi Police has said it will question the estranged wife of the owner of the farmhouse where actor-filmmaker Satish Kaushik attended a party a day before his death.
The Delhi Police has started a probe into allegations of foul play in the death of veteran actor Satish Kaushik. On Sunday, the police visited the farmhouse of businessman Vikas Malu, where the late actor had attended a Holi party a day before his death. According to sources, all the employees of the farmhouse and the guard present at the party that day have been questioned. The police have also checked the entries on the registers in the guard room.
Satish Kaushik had attended the Holi party at the farmhouse of businessman Vikas Malu. He complained of chest pain in the middle of the night and was taken to the hospital.
Delhi Police on Sunday said it will question the estranged wife of the owner of the farmhouse where actor-filmmaker Satish Kaushik had attended a party a day before his death, following her allegation that her husband tried to get rid of her. Was planning to get
In a complaint addressed to the Delhi Police Commissioner, the woman alleged that her husband had borrowed Rs 15 crore from Kaushik and did not want to return it.
The Delhi Police issued a statement saying that an investigation has been launched into the allegations of cheating made by the woman. “An Inspector level officer of South West district has been asked to probe the matter. The woman will be called for questioning and her statement will be recorded.”
This comes a day after the police ruled out any conspiracy in the actor’s death. According to him, the post-mortem report stated that the preliminary cause of death was cardiac arrest due to blockage of a coronary artery associated with coronary artery disease and the manner of death appeared to be natural.
The woman claimed that she was introduced to Kaushik by her husband and said that on August 23, 2022, the actor met her in Dubai and demanded Rs 15 crore back from her husband.
“I was present in the drawing room where both Kaushik and my husband had an argument… My husband promised Kaushik that he would repay the money soon. When I asked my husband, he claimed that he lost Kaushik’s money during the Covid pandemic. My husband also said that he was planning to get rid of Kaushik,” she said in her complaint.
Kaushik (66) died of a heart attack on his way to a Gurugram hospital in the early hours of Thursday. He felt dizzy late on Wednesday night and was rushed to Fortis Hospital in Gurugram, where he was “declared dead on arrival”.
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (South-West) Rajeev Kumar said on Saturday that investigation has revealed that Kaushik along with his manager Santosh Rai came to Delhi around 10 am on Wednesday and stayed at his friend’s house in Bijwasan.
A senior police officer had earlier said that they have recovered some ‘medicines’ from the Delhi farmhouse where the 66-year-old actor allegedly attended a party before his death due to cardiac arrest.
Kaushik, whose directing credits include “Tere Naam” and “Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai”, is survived by his wife Shashi and daughter Vanshika.
(With ANI and PTI inputs)
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