The feud between the industrialist Gautam Singhania and his estranged wife, Nawaz Modi Singhania, has escalated.
Now, Nawaz Modi Singhania has filed a non-cognizable complaint against the Chairman and Managing Director of the Raymond Limited (market capitalisation of ₹11,389 crore as on February 12) at Mumbai's Gamdevi police station.
Sources told CNBC-TV that the complaint has been filed under Section 506 (Punishment for criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.
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Nawaz has accused her husband of threatening her, spying on her and maligning her reputation. She is currently admitted in the H N Reliance Hospital for a back surgery scheduled for Monday (February 12).
The possibility of a settlement was ruled out earlier. According to Nawaz, after a few meetings, Gautam Singhania stopped responding to the settlement conversations.
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The beginnings of an escalating marital dispute
The feud surfaced when, in September 2023, news made rounds on social media that a Mumbai-based industrialist had assaulted his wife.
A couple of months later, Nawaz Modi Singhania uploaded a video on social media claiming that she wasn't allowed to attend the Raymond group's annual Diwali party despite being a board director.
Mumbai police Sources told CNBC-TV 18 that they received a distress call from their 18-year-old daughter on the police helpline (100) on the night of Gautam Singhania's birthday.
A police team with female police personnel went to the Singhania household to answer the distress call.
The police claimed the team stayed there for 2-3 hours to monitor the situation.
Initially, Nawaz didn't file a case of domestic violence, according to the cops. However, she later accused Mumbai police of not filing her FIR, a claim dismissed by Mumbai police.
CNBC-TV18 reached to Gautam Singhania's team for a response to the complaint against him. “All the allegations are false and baseless. I still choose to maintain silence for the sake of my two beautiful daughters. The truth shall prevail one day," the spokesperson said.
(Edited by : Sriram Iyer)
First Published: Feb 12, 2024 3:04 PM IST
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