Puja Banerjee breaks silence on the money extortion controversy; says, 'Going through the toughest time of our lives…'
TV couple
Puja Banerjee
and Kunal Verma, who recently made headlines after opening up about the financial fraud they went through, are now facing serious allegations themselves. The couple has been accused of several grave charges by Bengali film producer Shyam Sunder Dey.
His wife, Malabika, has reportedly filed an FIR against the couple for extorting money. Puja has now reacted to the accusations against her and Kunal.
Puja Banerjee took to her Instagram handle and penned a long note responding to the allegations. She mentioned that she is going through the toughest time and expressed gratitude to those who have been supporting them.
The post read: 'Going through the toughest time of our lives.
To those who are standing by us—we will be forever grateful. And those who believe in the lies spread against us—God bless them too. I believe in God, and you know.'
Bengali producer Shyam Sunder Dey and his wife, Malabika, recently made several serious accusations against Kunal and Puja. They alleged the couple was involved in money extortion, physical assault, and more. Meanwhile, Puja and Kunal had previously revealed that they were victims of financial fraud and had lost a substantial amount of money.
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Puja earlier shared, 'We are talking about this today because during Eid, I had posted a video on my Instagram handle, after which we have been receiving a lot of calls asking what has happened. So, we want to share it with you all. These past 2–3 months have been extremely difficult for us, and we have no idea what will happen next. We have been victims of a fraudulent financial scam and lost a huge amount.'
Talking about the scam, Puja elaborated, 'We have to start from zero, and we won't give up. We don't want to give up. We lost all our savings in this fraud. All we want is your support and prayers. We believe in God.' Kunal added, 'We are part of an industry where our livelihood is connected to you all. If our work isn't watched by you, then it has no value. You all are our family, and you need to know that we got cheated by someone.
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