Priya Kapur rebuts allegations before HC, says claims against her are "baseless, wrong and unsupported"

Senior Advocate Rajiv Nayar, appearing for Priya Kapur, opened the hearing by rejecting the accusation that Priya had moved Sunjay Kapur's assets abroad or concealed any part of his estate.

"I have filed a detailed list of assets, and every transaction is in the list... No money has been moved abroad," he told the Court, calling the allegations "baseless and reckless".

Nayar stated that complete financial records, corporate filings and sworn documents had been submitted, which made it "impossible" for the concealment narrative to stand. He highlighted that the correct financial figures demonstrated that the claims of a Rs 60-crore annual salary were inaccurate.

On the allegation that Priya hid a high-value Rolex watch, Nayar clarified that the claim was based solely on photographs from a fake Instagram account "sunjay.kapur", while Rani follows the real account "sunjaykapur" and therefore knew the source was fabricated. "All assets known to Priya are already on record," the defence emphasised.

Regarding concerns raised about certain corporate actions following Sunjay's demise, the Court was shown correspondence establishing that these steps had been initiated by an email sent from Rani Kapur's own account on 16 June 2025, days after Sunjay's passing, an email she later disowned.

Nayar further rejected the insinuation that Sunjay's Will was drafted using Priya's Will as a template, explaining that the format actually matched Rani Kapur's own 2024 will, already filed before the Court.

Closing his submissions, Nayar said the entire case must rest on evidence, not insinuations:

"Judicial proceedings require proof, not speculation. Every allegation collapses once tested against the complete record."

After the defence concluded, Senior Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani began his rejoinder submissions on behalf of Karisma Kapoor's children, Samaira and Kiaan, who have challenged the Will and sought an injunction restraining Priya from dealing with Sunjay's assets. His arguments will continue on Thursday.

The case centres on Sunjay Kapur's estate, valued at nearly 30,000 crore. Sunjay passed away on June 12 in the UK after collapsing during a polo match. His mother, Rani Kapur, has accused Priya of taking control of his assets immediately after his death and has questioned the authenticity and disclosure of the Will. Priya's side maintains that the plaintiffs' narrative has changed multiple times and lacks a factual or legal basis. The matter will resume tomorrow for further hearing. (ANI)