Sunjay Kapur Assets Case: Karisma Kapoor's Children Claim Will Forgery By Priya Sachdev, Call Her 'Evil Cinderella Mother'

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inheritance battle over the Rs 30,000-crore estate of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur has taken a dramatic turn, with allegations of forgery and conspiracy dominating proceedings in the Delhi High Court. Senior Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani, representing Sunjay’s children Samaira and Kiaan Kapur, accused Kapur’s widow, Priya Sachdev Kapur, of producing a fabricated will designed to exclude them and seize control of the vast fortune.

Was Sunjay Kapur's will altered?

Appearing before Justice Jyoti Singh, Jethmalani told the court that Sunjay “had no role in his own will.” According to the counsel, digital evidence and travel logs prove that the industrialist was on holiday with his son Kiaan between March 15 and 18, 2025, when the document was allegedly modified.“The will was altered on March 17 at 11:54 am, when Sunjay Kapur was not even in the city. His digital footprints are missing, replaced by those of the conspirators, including Priya Kapur,” Jethmalani said. “It is a serious crime under Section 467 of the Indian Penal Code, which prescribes life imprisonment for forgery of a will.”At the centre of the controversy is a will dated March 21, 2025, which reportedly bequeaths Sunjay Kapur’s entire personal estate to Priya Sachdev Kapur. Samaira and Kiaan have challenged its authenticity, alleging that it was the result of “a criminal conspiracy” orchestrated by Priya and three associates.

The ‘Cinderella Stepmother’ allegation

One of the most striking moments in the courtroom came when Jethmalani described Priya Kapur as behaving like an “evil Cinderella mother” to Samaira and Kiaan. He alleged that she schemed to sideline the children and their grandmother, Rani Kapur, while consolidating wealth and power within her own household.“If the will were genuine, why the need for NDAs? Why the haste?” Jethmalani asked, referring to non-disclosure agreements Priya allegedly required family members to sign before discussing assets.Jethmalani also raised questions about Shradha Suri Marwah, the named executor of the will. “The person executing the assets was not the executor but Priya herself,” he said. He added that two witnesses to the will were later given roles in companies tied to the estate - an “ominously convenient” arrangement that further cast doubt on the document’s authenticity. Neither witness has filed an affidavit validating the will.

Asset allocation dispute

According to court filings, the contested will leaves Karisma Kapoor’s children with barely 26% stake in the family trust, while Priya Kapur and her minor son Azarius control nearly three-quarters of the estate. Jethmalani argued that the haste in producing the will was aimed at appropriating the assets before the children could act. “This is no benign stepmother; this is Cinderella’s stepmother,” he told the bench, reiterating his earlier metaphor.Justice Singh opened the sealed cover submitted by Priya Kapur, containing the original will and an accompanying asset list. The judge noted that the list bore no signature and directed Priya to re-file it with a verified affidavit. The hearing is set to continue on October 13, when Jethmalani will present further arguments before the defense responds.

Priya Kapur’s response

Representing Priya, counsel Rajiv Nayar denied all allegations of wrongdoing. He maintained that the will was “executed and attested properly, long before Sunjay Kapur’s death” and argued that the suit filed by the children was “not maintainable.” Nayar also claimed that contemporaneous evidence supports the will’s authenticity.The inheritance dispute traces back to June 12, 2025, when Sunjay Kapur, chairman of the Sona Group collapsed during a match in England and passed away shortly after. Following his death, Priya initially claimed that all assets were held in the RK Family Trust and that no will existed. It was only in late July that she produced the March 21 document, which the children now describe as “forged and fabricated.”The case has captivated both legal and business circles due to the sheer scale of the assets involved and the high-profile names entwined in the dispute. Jethmalani emphasised the meticulous planning allegedly undertaken to ensure Priya and her son gained control, sidelining Samaira and Kiaan.For now, the High Court has ordered Priya Kapur to provide a verified list of assets and frozen any move to create third-party rights. The matter will resume next week, but it has already highlighted the complexities of modern inheritance cases in India, where technology, documentation, and high-value assets intersect with family dynamics and public scrutiny.