Raymond Chairman and Managing Director Gautam Singhania on Tuesday refused to comment on the new accusations leveled by his wife Nawaz Modi. The billionaire industrialist’s wife accused him of molesting her and their minor daughter. « For the sake of my two beautiful daughters, I would like to preserve the dignity of my family and will refrain from making any comments. Please respect my privacy, » he said in an email response to India Today.
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Gautam’s response came hours after Nawaz Modi alleged she was beaten and punched by the billionaire. “The first incident took place on the morning of September 10, where Gautam beat, smashed, kicked, punched his minor daughter Niharika and myself for around 15 minutes…relentlessly » she said in an exclusive chat with India. Today.
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She said it was around 5 am, after Gautam’s birthday party on September 9. « Even my two daughters were there with friends. He suddenly left the scene of the attack and disappeared. I could only imagine that he had gone to get his rifles or weapons, » she said .
Nawaz said she dragged her daughter to safety in another room, then went to get towels to support her back. « I had two hernia surgeries – one during my pregnancy and the other because I had an ectopic pregnancy and had a fallopian tube removed, which led to another hernia. He knew it and threw me around anyway. « He was doing everything he could for Niharika and me, and we were just trying to protect each other. «
When asked what triggered the attack, Nawaz said Gautam wanted to use her bathroom while she was using it. « Now he has two more bathrooms that also touch our bedroom…and three more on the same floor, plus a 39-story tower full of bathrooms. It was just a matter of power and control » she said.
The billionaire industrialist announced his separation from his wife Nawaz Modi Singhania on November 13, the day after Diwali. However, Nawaz has now demanded 75 percent of his estimated $1.4 billion net worth as part of the divorce settlement.
