Nupur Mehta questioned in Geetika suicide case

NEW DELHI: A Delhi Police team questioned actor Nupur Mehta in connection with the Geetika Sharma suicide case, in Mumbai, on Monday. The team led by an ACP-rank officer is expected to begin corroborating her statements from Wednesday. Sources said Nupur was questioned till late Monday evening on various aspects of the case, in which former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda is the main accused.Nupur was reportedly asked about only three people: Kanda, his manager Aruna Chaddha, and a woman named Ankita.
Nupur was asked about her relationship with Geetika and whether she was aware of the latter being harassed in any way. Police discussed at length the fight Geetika had with Nupur and Ankita in Goa on September 20, 2009. Geetika subsequently reported a case of theft to police. She was also questioned about Geetika's terms with Ankita and Kanda.
Police feel Nupur can answer many questions about Geetika, as she hired her. Sources said Nupur told police about Chaddha's role at Kanda's MDLR Group, and how she 'brainwashed' young airhostesses and fresh recruits.
DCP (northwest) P Karunakaran confirmed that Nupur had been questioned but did not share details. "We will be studying her statement as it will be crucial for investigations,'' he said. Nupur was vice-president at the now defunct MDLR Airlines, where Geetika was an airhostess.
While sources told TOI Ankita has not returned to India, police maintained she would join the investigations. "We will not like to share the exact dates with the media," said an officer. Kanda and Aruna Chaddha are in judicial custody till September 11. Geetika was found dead on August 5 at her Ashok Vihar residence in northwest Delhi. In her suicide note, Geetika had alleged that Kanda and Chaddha were harassing her to rejoin the former minister's firm after she left the job.