Domestic Violence
The cases of domestic violence has seen a surge during the lockdown. It existed before too. Even celebrities are not strangers to this painful experience. Here is a list of famous personalities who have faced domestic harassment and abuse in their personal lives.
Karishma Kapoor
Karishma Kapoor is one of the finest actors in Bollywood who got married to industrialist and millionaire Sanjay Kapur in 2003. It was the time when she was extremely successful in her career. The diva filed for divorce after 10 years of relationship stating that her husband and his family had physically and mentally tortured her.
Pooja Bhatt
Pooja Bhatt was in a live-in relationship with Ranvir Shorey a long time back, even before her marriage with Manish Makhija. The two allegedly broke off due to abusive and violent behaviour of Ranvir. According to Pooja, he used to beat her up after drinking too much.
Shweta Tiwari
Shweta Tiwari was married to Raja who used to physically harm her in drinking state. The actor filed for divorce after 14 years of relationship with him stating about the physical and verbal abuse.
Rati Agnihotri
Rati Agnihotri was married to Anil Virwani who reportedly used to assault her physically and mentally. In 2015, she filed a complaint against her husband of domestic violence.
Zeenat Aman
Zeenat Aman got married twice and experienced domestic violence both the times. She tied knot to Sanjay Khan in 1978 and filed for divorce just after a year due to an abusive relationship with him that left her with a permanent scar on her eyes. She later married Mazhar Khan, who also harassed her physically.