Ness Wadia threw burning cigarettes at my face: Preity Zinta to police

 Bollywood actor Preity Zinta, who has accused industrialist Ness Wadia of molestation, said her former boyfriend had thrown burning cigarettes at her and locked her up in a room even before the May 30 incident at Wankhede Stadium after which she filed a police complaint.

"Ness's behaviour towards me is getting more and more aggressive and violent over a period of time. From throwing burning cigarettes at my face to locking me up in rooms and manhandling me, I have seen it all with him," she said in a letter to Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria.

However, a source close to Wadia has dismissed the charge as false.

Preity had submitted a letter to Maria on June 30 when she met him to seek permission to go abroad.

"I (Zinta) just want him (Wadia) to be kept away from me so I can live in peace, otherwise one unfortunate day, in a fit of rage, he will kill me and that really scares me," she said in the letter, according to a police officer privy to the probe.

"I had no intention to harm him (Wadia) in anyway by lodging a police complaint, but I had no option left but to come to the police department for my safety. I am genuinely paranoid that he will try to harm me directly or indirectly in the future," she said.

In her complaint to the police on June 12, Zinta had accused wadia of molesting, abusing and threatening her during an IPL match between Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings on May 30 at Wankhede Stadium. The two are co-owners of IPL team Kings XI Punjab.

"I had no intention to harm him (Wadia) in anyway by lodging a police complaint, but I had no option left but to come to the police department for my safety. I am genuinely paranoid that he will try to harm me directly or indirectly in the future," she said.

When contacted, a source close to Wadia said, "This is a planned attempt to malign the reputation of Ness Wadia. All the allegations are fictitious and unwarranted."

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Did Preity Zinta's 'expletives' provoke Ness Wadia?

The Priety-Ness case is getting murkier by the day. A report reveals what exactly happened on May 30, that lead to the altercation between the Bollywood actress and her former boyfriend Ness Wadia.

DNA had earlier reported that the former couple shared cold vibes ever since they parted ways and even during team meetings (both Preity and Ness are co-owners of Indian Premiere League franchise - Kings XI Punjab).

“It was a special day for Ness and he was the first in his contingent to arrive at the stadium a few minutes past 8 pm. Imagine his shock when he found that not a single seat in the VIP enclosure was available. He was panicking as he called an official from the team and also the IPL organisers to understand why there were no seats for him. By this time his mother arrived along with his nephew (Jeh and Celina Wadia’s son) they had no option but to keep standing as officials scrambled to find them a place to sit. After a humiliating wait that extended to twenty minutes, finally two seats were arranged together and a third one was given in a separate row,” said a guest who was present there.

"Despite the fact that she had been told by King XI officials that Maureen (Ness' mother) and other Wadia family members were expected any time in the stands and the seats were reserved for them, apparently Preity insisted that her guests be allowed to occupy the vacant chairs and told officials to leave it to her to ‘handle’ Ness. But when all this fuss was unfolding barely 10 feet away from her, Preity, who was in the front row, kept chatting animatedly with her friends as if she hadn’t noticed," reported Mumbaiwalla.

“Naturally, Ness was extremely upset,” Mumbaiwalla.com quoted a guest as saying.

According to an eyewitness, after seating his mother and nephew, Ness had walked up to the front row to reach where Preity was standing near the balcony railing.

“He leaned over to speak in her ear and that’s when he held her by the hand – it was a pretty natural thing in the circumstances because there was too much noise for him to speak to her from a distance,” said the source to Mumbaiwalla.

This is the nature of the conversation that followed based on interviews of some guests, though the words spoken may not be exactly the same:

NESS: What’s going on here?

PREITY: What do you mean what’s going on?

NESS: Why have you taken all the seats?

PREITY: So what? You came late. How was I supposed to know?

NESS: It’s my birthday and you knew my mother was coming. She’s 71 and she’s been standing for nearly half an hour. You’ve shown your true colours.

PREITY: Don’t you dare talk to me like that.

NESS: You are really so disrespectful. This is what you are.

PREITY: Why don’t you just f#@k off!

NESS: Listen to yourself….you’re showing your true colours

“In the end it was Ness who had to back off,” a person closely associated with the Kings XI franchise told Mumbaiwalla.

From the conversation, it seems as if it was because of what Preity said, Ness lost his cool. But this is just one side of the story.

The police investigation might bring the truth forward.

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Wadia Group Alleges Threat Calls From Underworld

The Wadia Group, headed by Ness Wadia's father Nusli Wadia, has reportedly filed a police complaint alleging threat calls from an underworld don.

Nusli Wadia's personal secretary has reportedly given a statement to the police alleging that the calls were received on Monday evening. The case has been handed over to the anti-extortion cell of the Mumbai police. 

The allegation comes at a time the police are investigating actor Preity Zinta's complaint that Ness Wadia, her former boyfriend, molested, abused and threatened her at an Indian Premier League cricket match in Mumbai's Wankhede stadium on May 30. The two co-own the IPL team Kings XI Punjab.

Sources say the police are considering changing the charges of molestation to stalking. In emails addressed to Ness Wadia, the actor had reportedly warned him not to follow her.

The police are currently waiting for Ms Zinta to return to the country and give her statement.

They have emailed her and also written to officials of IPL and the Indian cricket board for a list of spectators at the pavilion, who could be potential witnesses. IPL CEO Sundar Raman and Chairman Ranjit Biswal may also be questioned along with players who were present at the time.

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‘Lisa isn’t seeing Ness’

Mumbai cops are seeking clarity from actress Preity Zinta on the abuse charges she has levelled against her ex-boyfriend and fellow Kings XI Punjab team coowner Ness Wadia, but there is another person dragged into the controversy. 

There's intense speculation that Zinta filed the police complaint, termed by Wadia as "baseless", allegedly b e c aus e o f the new girl in his life — model-turnedactress Lisa Haydon. However, Haydon has found a surprising ally in Deveika Bhojwani, who re .. 

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Preity Zinta case: Kings XI Punjab COO's statement to be recorded by police

The hype around Preity Zinta –Ness Wadia controversy simply refuses to die down. In another twist of events, Frazer Castelino, the COO of Kings XI Punjab will now record his statement in the case filed by Zinta against her former boyfriend Wadia, as asked by the Mumbai Police.

In what could possibly be termed as one of the most horrid end to a fairytale romance, Zinta has reportedly been directed by the police to record her statement against Ness.

According to reports published in a leading daily, the cops have given in written to Preity`s lawyer, asking her to be present at the Marine Drive police station and record the statement.

To ensure a fair trial to the case, the police will now check the footages in 5 CCTV cameras located at the stadium where the alleged spat between the two former lovers took place.

A detailed statement of the actress was crucial to proceed further with the case as the CCTV footage recovered by the police failed to provide any essential clue.

As per reports, Ness will be taken in for questioning only after the 39-year-old actress is done with re-recording of her statement. Preity will now have to be physically present and record her statements before the magistrate to spell out the exact series of events.

Preity`s lawyer Hitesh Jain denied that any sexual charges had been levied by the actress against Wadia.

Speaking to an English news channel on Monday, Jain expressed concern over the `sexual` angle that had cropped up in reference to the molestation charges filed by the actress against ex-boyfriend Ness Wadia.

The actress on June 12, alleged that her ex-boyfriend and industrialist Ness Wadia had abused and threatened her on May 30 during an IPL match at Wankhede.

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