“She abused me and my mother physically, mentally, verbally and emotionally”

New Delhi:

Rupali Ganguli‘s stepdaughter, Esha Vermahas made serious accusations against her father Ashwin Verma and the actress. In an interview with Bollywood Bubble, 26-year-old accused Rupali of physically assaulting her mother in Mumbai, saying, “Rupali physically hit my mother in Mumbai.” Esha also accused Ashwin of being “a very violent man physically and emotionally”. She further said, “I was devastated, I cried in high school because of the women who deliberately came into our lives, who destroyed my parents’ marriage, who personally beat my mother in Mumbai, at my grandparents’ house. To see her win, that is the most devastating thing I have experienced. I am not just naming Rupali here; I have also mustered the strength to say that it was the fault of my father, who was also a very physically and emotionally abusive man was, so it’s a two-party street.”

Esha further claimed that when news of her allegations first went viral, she was terrified and was pressured by her father to delete her post. She also recounted a disturbing experience when Rupali traveled to their New Jersey home and reportedly slept in the bed shared by Esha’s parents. “It was Rupali who told my father to give the divorce papers to my mother,” Esha revealed. She expressed her disbelief over Ashwin’s recent comments on social media, in which he denied Rupali’s involvement.

Esha replied saying, “I don’t know what Rupali and Ashwin will say now in response to these allegations and comments. I know my father has now said something on Twitter the biggest problem.” lying because Rupali was the one who came to my house in New Jersey and slept on my mother’s bed – the bed my mother and father shared. She did so much, physically, mentally, verbally and emotionally, abusing me and my mother. I feel like this was a major trauma that I had to deal with and deal with, and so did my mother.

On Monday, Ashwin K Verma issued a statement on X (formerly Twitter) addressing the allegations against him and Rupali. He wrote, “I have two daughters from previous relationships, something Rupali and I have always been open about and care about deeply. I understand that my youngest daughter is still in great pain over the dissolution of her parents’ relationship. Divorce is a difficult experience that can greatly impact and harm the children of that marriage. But marriages end for many reasons, and my relationship with my second wife had several challenges that led to our divorce issues that were and had been happening between her and me. I only want the best for my children and my wife and it saddens me to see someone being dragged into a cycle of negativity by the media.”

A sincere reflection on recent comments. pic.twitter.com/QfpN324fwB

— Ashwin K Verma (@AshwinKVerma) November 3, 2024

Esha, now 26, is the daughter of Ashwin and Sapna Verma and currently lives in the United States. Ashwin and Sapna married in 1997 and divorced in 2008. Ashwin married Rupali in 2013 and are parents to a son named Rudransh.