It has been eight months since Sunjay Kapur’s tragic demise on June 12, 2025. However, the late industrialist’s family has been embroiled in a legal battle over his estate, valued at over Rs. 30,000 crore. After months of back-and-forth and countless pleas, the Delhi High Court has asked the legal teams of the parties involved to explore mediation. Nonetheless, not even 48 hours later, the buzz is that Sunjay’s widow, Priya Sachdev Kapur, has filed a defamation suit against the industrialist’s sister, Mandhira Kapur Smith.
Priya Kapur filed a Rs. 20 crore defamation suit against Mandhira Kapur Smith
Late businessman, Sunjay Kapur’s inheritance dispute is nowhere near being over. Amid that, the industrialist’s widow, Priya Sachdev Kapur, has now filed a new suit. According to reports circulating online, Priya has filed a defamation suit for Rs. 20 crore against her late husband’s sister, Mandhira Kapur Smith. Priya, who is already in the middle of a long legal battle with Sunjay’s second wife, Karisma Kapoor, has claimed that Mandhira’s statements in a podcast have caused her social humiliation. The civil suit also lists the podcaster as a defendant.
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