Who is Mukesh Menaria, the man Vasundhara Oswal is accused of murdering in Uganda? | Tendencies

Vasundhara Oswal, daughter of Indian-origin billionaire Pankaj Oswal, spent more than three weeks behind bars in Uganda. The 26-year-old has been charged with the kidnapping and murder of Mukesh Menaria, who worked on her family’s private jet and as a maid at their homes across the world.

The billionaire Oswal family claims that the accusations against Vasundhara are false, that Menaria is alive and well in Tanzania and that the false accusations were made by a disgruntled employee who has since admitted the fact.

Accused of crimes such as kidnapping and murder

On October 1, Vasundhara Oswal was at the site of her family’s factory in Uganda when she was taken away for questioning by armed officers.

“As we now know, this ordeal began when corrupt armed officers took her away in a car under the pretext of interrogation, after they had already carried out an unwarranted raid on the factory, where they found nothing,” said Pankaj Oswal’s youngest daughter and sister of Vasundhara Oswal. Riddhi Oswal, told HT.com via email on October 23.

“We even filed contempt of court after another day, but instead of releasing

her, they took her to a court of first instance and charged her with impermissible crimes such as kidnapping and

murder, immediately sending her to prison,” said Riddhi Oswal.

The Oswal family claims that Uganda’s corrupt authorities are hand in hand with their business competitors. “It was absolutely shocking to see how much power these corrupt officials have and how they are clearly working in collaboration with corporate competitors who are determined to destroy our family and my sister at any cost,” Riddhi Oswal told HT.com.

Where is Mukesh Menaria located?

The Oswal family says Mukesh Menaria was found alive and well in Tanzania. He was detained in Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania.

Menaria has since signed a statement, a copy of which was seen by HT.com, saying he was never kidnapped or tortured by his employers.

“He openly admitted that his stay in Uganda was entirely voluntary and he left the country of his own free will before being detained in Tanzania. This further refutes the baseless allegations leveled against Vasundhara,” Riddhi Oswal told HT.com.

“Although Menaria is currently under investigation in Tanzania for his own actions, he still provided support to his former employers by submitting an affidavit, which was duly authenticated by the Commissioner of Oaths,” she added.

The statement said that “misunderstandings and disputes” had arisen between the Oswal family and Mukesh Menaria.

In his signed statement, Menaria said the disagreements led him to do things against his employers that would be considered “dishonesty, breach of confidentiality and/or misappropriation of trade secrets.”

Due to this, the Oswal family did not allow him to travel to India. Instead, Menaria remained in Uganda of his own free will, in accordance with an agreement between the two parties. However, Menaria’s son considered this harassment and filed a harassment complaint against the family with the Ugandan police.

Who is Mukesh Menaria?

Mukesh Menaria, a native of Rajasthan, was hired by the Oswal family as cabin crew on their private jet and as a helper at their homes across the world. He had been their employee since 2017.

However, the relationship between Menaria and the Oswal family soured earlier this year.

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