Susairaj called a press conference, which turned into a tamasha, with her lawyer denying Neeraj Grover’s body was cut into 300 pieces.
Kannada actress Maria Susairaj Saturday walked free in the Neeraj Grover murder case, having already served her three-year term as an undertrial. At a press conference marked by protests and high drama, she claimed that she is innocent and termed her conviction a “stigma” on her life. Her lawyer Sharif M Sheikh, who was present alongside, said she would appeal against her conviction in a higher court. “I know I am innocent and my god knows I am innocent,” Maria said.
With her lawyer addressing the press for the most part, the actress, who kept dabbing at her teary eyes, hardly spoke during the interaction. When she did speak, she said she was all sympathy for the family of TV executive Neeraj Grover but refused to comment on her relations with him. “I desperately sympathise (with Neeraj’s family) losing somebody. The whole scenario is sad,” she said.
Armed with placards, Neeraj’s friends staged at a protest at the press conference. They initially remained quiet but as Sheikh started giving details of the case and spoke about Grover, the protest became vocal. Even as most of what the struggling actress and her lawyer said got drowned in the din and cacophony, a glum-faced Maria admitted that she was still to come to terms with her new-found freedom and was undecided about her future. “I am not going to decide anything for myself anymore. Let my family decide everything. I have put my past behind,” she said.
Maria’s lawyer Sheikh claimed that Neeraj’s body was intact and not chopped into 300 pieces, and held up a photograph of Grover’s body (that had been used by the prosecution) in support of his claim. He also claimed that there were no burn marks on Neeraj’s body.
Commenting on the press conference, Neeraj’s father Amarnath Grover lamented Maria had nothing to say other than that she was innocent. “She should’ve had the strength to own up to the truth in front of the media.”
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