Late industrialist Sunjay Kapur’s wife, Priya Kapur, has been fighting a legal battle with his family over the ownership of his Rs 30,000 crore estate. As per the latest development, Rani Kapur has now filed a fresh case in the Delhi High Court against her daughter-in-law Priya Kapur and actress Karisma Kapoor’s children, Samaira and Kiaan. Alleging fraud, forgery, and misuse of her vulnerable condition, she has sought restoration of her assets.
Rani Kapur moves Delhi HC
Late industrialist Sunjay Kapur`s mother has approached the Delhi High Court seeking that their family trust be declared “null and void”. In her lawsuit, 80-year-old Rani Kapur said the trust, which was constituted in her name in October 2017, was a product of “forged, fabricated, and fraudulent” documents.
She has sought a direction to permanently restrain the defendants—her daughter-in-law Priya Kapur and others, including grandchildren—from utilizing or acting in furtherance of the “RK Family Trust” in any manner whatsoever.
Her plea said she was the sole beneficiary of the entire estate of her late husband, Surinder Kapur, who was the promoter of various businesses, including the Sona Group of Companies, and that a “systematic fraud” was committed on her when the assets were transferred to the “RK Family Trust”.
Till the time of his demise, Sunjay never confirmed to Rani Kapur that she had actually been divested of all her rights, assets, and legacy, and never provided a copy of the purported RK Family Trust to her, the plea claimed. Sunjay Kapur`s two children with actor Karisma Kapoor, his second wife, are also parties to the lawsuit.
The suit alleges that after suffering a stroke in September 2017, the plaintiff became physically and emotionally dependent on her son Sunjay Kapur and his third wife, Priya Kapur. Taking advantage of her vulnerable medical condition, the defendants are alleged to have acted in concert to secretly divert her assets into the RK Family Trust without her free, informed, or conscious consent.
Terming the entire episode as one founded on fraud, forgery, and abuse of trust, Kapur has urged the court to restore her estate and family legacy, contending that the actions complained of amount to a calculated conspiracy to dispossess an elderly widow and super senior citizen of her lifetime assets and inheritance.
Priya Kapur files defamation case against Mandhira
Amid this, the Patiala Court in Delhi has issued a notice to industrialist Sunjay Kapur’s sister, Mandhira Kapur Smith, based on a defamation suit filed by his wife, Priya Kapur. The complaint alleged that a ‘sustained and coordinated campaign’ of defamatory statements was made by Mandhira in television interviews, podcasts, and digital media platforms. Priya claimed that these were ‘direct imputations’ on her ‘integrity, professional competence, and legitimacy’.
About Sunjay’s property dispute
Sunjay Kapur passed away on June 12 after collapsing during a polo match in England. He reportedly suffered a sudden cardiac arrest.
A plea by Karisma Kapoor`s two children challenging the authenticity of the purported will of their late father is also pending in the High Court, with the kids accusing his wife, Priya Kapur, of being “greedy”.
