Actress Nisha Rawal who was married to actor Karan Mehra for nine years recently filed a police complaint against her husband Karan Mehra, for assault her on June 1. Karan was later granted bail and he has maintained that Nisha banged her head against the wall to frame him. By the end of June, Neha lodged another complaint against Karan and his family for fraud, physical and emotional abuse.
In a recent interview with BT, Nisha talked about it and shared, “‘Karan was always abusive, but the intensity grew in the recent years. Things went south after her abortion in 2014. The child had to be aborted, as she had abnormalities and three holes in her heart. While I was going through a difficult phase after losing my child and needed Karan’s support, he didn’t seem to be there for me. I was diagnosed with a depressive phase of bipolarity in May 2016. My therapy lasted for three months after which I got better.”
Talking about the physical and mental abuse she says, “Each time I wanted to end the marriage, he would apologize for his behavior and would promise not to repeat it. I gave in as I loved him and didn’t want to part ways.”
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Talking about Karan’s extramarital affair she revealed, “Earlier this year, in a bid to save my marriage, I tried everything, including taking Karan for a staycation to resolve our differences and spend quality time together. I even asked him if he was involved with another woman. After much deliberation and assurance from his end, we decided to start afresh.”
She further adds, “I saw some messages from a girl on his phone and asked him if he was in love with her. He finally admitted that he had been dating her for almost seven months. I had no idea how to deal with it and decided to meet his parents in Delhi. Karan came along too, but it didn’t help. I was fine with ending the marriage, but it had to be handled maturely. When we returned to Mumbai, he apologised again. He told me that he loved me and would try harder to save our relationship. We continued but things were never the same and he became even more violent.”
Talking about the night she to approach the Mumbai police, she said, “Whenever we had a heated argument or he would hit me, he made sure it happened in the bedroom where there were no cameras.” She adds, “On May 31, I along with my rakhi brother, Rohit Sethia, tried to talk to him about parting ways amicably. One thing led to another and while we were in the bedroom, he slapped me, pulled me by my hair, and banged my head to the wall. That’s when I approached the police.”
Nisha also reveals that she has asked for zero alimony but the sole custody of her son with Karan being allowed to meet him regularly. “I don’t want any alimony. What will he provide me with that I haven’t given him? We built everything together. I started earning at a very young age and supported him throughout even before he became a part of YRKKH. I have done so much work and whoever I collaborated with will vouch for the fact that Karan was in charge of the commercials. He took away all my jewellery and everything I got with me during our marriage. I have asked him to return the jewellery he has disposed of because I need to start my life again. Meri mom ke property ke papers bhi uske paas pade hue hain, which I want him to return. There’s nothing that I am asking for myself. I am an independent girl and will look after my child and me.” she said.
According to Nisha, Karan hasn’t tried to talk to their son Kavish. “He called just once on Kavish’s birthday (June 14) on an actor friend’s number to wish him. He posted a picture of gifts he had ordered for Kavish on his birthday. I want to know why those gifts never reached our son. Let me tell you, he hasn’t called Kavish even once since his birthday,” she says.