New testimony deepens mystery around Sunjay Kapur’s Will
The battle over industrialist Sunjay Kapur’s estate took another twist in the Delhi High Court after fresh testimony cast fresh doubt on the Will produced by his third wife, Priya Sachdev Kapur. Statements from Shradha Suri Marwah — named as executor in the disputed document — have added confusion to a case already full of contradictions.
What Shradha Suri told the court
Through her counsel, Anuradha Dutt, Suri admitted she had earlier given an incorrect account of how she received the Will. She now says the document reached her by email from a man named Dinesh Agarwal on June 14. Agarwal allegedly first sent a trust deed by mistake and then re-sent what he said was Kapur’s Will, asking Suri to act as executor.
Suri told the court she had no prior knowledge of being appointed executor, had not been told this by Kapur himself, and was without legal help at the time. She also sought indemnity from Priya Kapur — an unusual move for someone defending a Will — which the court noted with concern.
Legal red flags and expert concerns
- Counsel for Sunjay Kapur’s children, Mahesh Jethmalani, has pointed to multiple problems in the document: factual errors, wrong pronouns and inconsistent metadata that suggest the Will may not have originated from Kapur’s devices.
- Legal experts say Agarwal had no clear authority to appoint an executor or send the Will, raising questions about the document’s procedural legitimacy.
- Priya’s earlier claim that the document was the “last and only Will” appears to contradict her later admission on August 11 that she was only a nominee to Kapur’s assets, not a beneficiary — an important legal distinction under Indian succession law.
What’s at stake
If the Will is invalidated, Sunjay Kapur’s estate would be distributed equally among all Class I heirs, which includes his children Samaira and Kiaan. That outcome was acknowledged by Suri’s counsel in court.
Family reaction and next steps
The case has drawn intense media interest partly because Samaira and Kiaan are the children of actress Karisma Kapoor. Karisma has chosen to remain silent publicly, signaling respect for the judicial process and her children’s privacy.
With Thursday’s testimony raising more questions than answers, the court is likely to order deeper forensic and procedural scrutiny of the Will. The dispute promises more legal drama before the matter is settled.
