Satish Kaushik death: Farmhouse owner to take legal action against estranged wife

Vikas Malu's lawyer said that his client is continuously cooperating with the police.

Vikas Malu, who hosted a party attended by filmmaker-actor Satish Kaushik hours before his death, has denied the allegations made by his estranged wife Saanvi Malu.

He has claimed that his name is being used in "wrong light" and said that he is fully cooperating with the police investigation in connection with Satish Kaushik's death. His lawyer Rajesh Thakur has stated that they will take legal action against Malu's wife for making baseless allegations.

Thakur said that Vikas Malu has separated from his wife Saanvi and the allegations were a conspiracy to gain popularity. He said that his client is continuously cooperating with the police and will continue to do so in the future. Vikas Malu said that Satish Kaushik was his family friend and his demise is a personal loss for

"Satish Kaushik had come to the party on the day of Holi and everything was normal. I went to my room in the evening. At around 12:20 pm, I got information that Satish Kaushik's health deteriorating, after which I also went to the hospital," ANI quoted Malu as saying.

The businessman has stated that Satish Kaushik was family member to him and attended the funeral. On asking about the reports of absconding, Malu said that he is still standing in front of everyone. Asked about allegations of his connections with the underworld, Vikas Malu said, "It is all baseless and everything will come out in the investigation."

He has also uploaded the video of the party held at his farmhouse on the day of Holi on Instagram and wrote, "Satish Ji has been my family for the past 30 years and it did not take minutes for the world to use my name in the wrong light."

Saanvi Malu had earlier written to the Delhi Police Commissioner, alleging that her husband killed Kaushik to avoid repaying money he had borrowed from him.

According to her complaint, Vikas Malu had taken Rs 15 crore from Kaushik but did not return. This led to an altercation between the two. The businessman had told Saanvi that by calling Russian girls and giving them blue pills, he would kill Satish Kaushik.

"In actor Satish Kaushik's death case, inquiry initiated into allegations of foul play made by a woman (wife of one Vikas Malu). An inspector-level officer from the South West district has been asked to probe the entire matter. Woman to be called by police to record her statement: Delhi Police," tweeted news agency ANI.

Notably, the Delhi Police recovered some medicines from a farmhouse where actor and filmmaker Satish Kaushik had attended a party a day before he died due to a heart attack.

During inquest proceedings, nothing suspicious or objectionable was found at the spot or from the room of the deceased, except for some medicines, police said, adding all witnesses were examined and their statements recorded.

The post-mortem report states the preliminary cause of death is due to cardiac arrest caused by coronary artery blockage associated with coronary artery disease and the manner of death appears to be natural, the additional deputy commissioner of police (southwest) said.

Kaushik (66) died after suffering a heart attack while he was on his way to a Gurugram hospital in the early hours of Thursday. He felt dizzy late on Wednesday night and was taken to the Fortis Hospital in Gurugram, abutting Delhi, where he was declared "brought dead on arrival".

With inputs from agencies