Rupali Ganguly's became the subject of recent internet drama when her stepdaughter Esha Vema levelled allegations against her for breaking her parents’ marriage and ‘mentally, emotionally and physically’ abusing her and her mother. In an interview, Esha, who is the daughter of Ashwin K. Verma and Sapna Verma, also claimed that her stepbrother, Rudransh, was born illegitimately.
Last week, Rupali slammed a defamation case against Esha for Rs 50 crore, after which she deleted her Instagram post regarding the Anupamaa actress. Speaking to News18, Rupali's lawyer, Sana Raees Khan, said that Esha is yet to repond to the defamation notice.
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“She (Esha Verma) hasn’t responded. However, she has deleted all defamatory posts and deleted one account pursuant to receiving our notice which is an acknowledgement of her wrongdoing.”
She further added that her client decided to file a defamation case against Esha when she dragged her brother into the drama. “Rupali decided to take this drastic step when her stepdaughter maliciously labelled her 11-year-old child as illegitimate and the matter escalated with continuous and constant defamatory and derogatory posts thereby character assassinating Rupali. It was imperative (to send notice), in view of the fact that she was constantly posting defamatory and baseless posts, thereby attacking Rupali’s reputation and character. She crossed all limits by attacking an 11-year-old child and terming him illegitimate.”
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Sana said that the allegations levelled against the actress has “left her deeply hurt”. “The false and malicious allegations made by the stepdaughter caused immense emotional distress and mental anguish to my client. These malicious and baseless accusations not only attacked her personal integrity but also tarnished her reputation. Such baseless claims have left her deeply hurt."