Lower than every week earlier than Delhi café proprietor Puneet Khurana died by suicide, his estranged spouse and enterprise associate, Manika Pahwa, shared a cryptic social media put up alleging she had endured “toxicity and narcissistic abuse.” The put up, which additionally declared her newfound freedom, has come beneath scrutiny following Khurana’s loss of life. Khurana (40), co-owner of the favored Woodbox Cafe, was discovered hanging in his room in Kalyan Vihar, Mannequin City, on New 12 months’s Eve. The couple, who had been going via a divorce, had a heated dialog on the evening of his loss of life, which Khurana recorded.
Khurana’s household has accused Pahwa of driving him to take his life. His sister alleged to ANI, “Manika Pahwa, alongside together with her dad and mom and sister, pressured my brother mentally, saying issues like ‘you’ll be able to’t do something, die by suicide if you happen to dare.’” The sister additional claimed that Pahwa had overstepped an agreed division of their enterprise. “It was determined in courtroom that Puneet would handle For God’s Bakery, and Manika would take Woodbox Cafe. But, she continued to demand her share within the different enterprise.”
Khurana’s mom echoed these claims, stating that her son endured extended psychological harassment. “He saved his struggles to himself to keep away from upsetting us. However the fixed torture broke him,” she stated. In her Instagram put up from six days prior, Pahwa alluded to overcoming emotional abuse and claimed she was therapeutic. “I’m free after all of the toxicity and narcissistic abuse. Larger powers will resolve what’s greatest for my abusers,” she wrote, with out naming anybody particularly.
She described her abusers as “insecure cowards” and emphasised that virtues like kindness and belief had been extra vital than materials wealth. “I simply want these abusers see the mirror sometime and perceive that virtues like love and belief maintain extra worth than cash or property.” Pahwa concluded by saying she was prepared to maneuver ahead, stating, “I’m free, and the attractive ruins are a part of me.”
The couple, who married in 2016, had been separated for 2 years. Their enterprise partnership added additional pressure to their relationship. Disputes reportedly centered on the division of their companies throughout divorce proceedings. The household has filed a police criticism, in search of authorized motion towards Pahwa and her kin. Investigations are ongoing.
