Court freezes Sunjay Kapur's accounts in big relief for Karisma Kapoor's children

The Delhi High Court on Thursday ordered the freezing of the vast estate of late businessman Sunjay Kapur, estimated at ₹30,000 crore, amid a contentious legal dispute over his inheritance. The court intervened after his children, Samaira Kapur and Kiaan Kapur, challenged the validity of a will presented by his third wife Priya Sachdev, alleging serious irregularities.

The court issued an interim injunction restraining Priya Sachdev from selling, transferring, or disposing of any assets linked to the estate, and also ordered the freezing of associated bank accounts. Emphasising the need to protect the estate during the legal proceedings, the court observed that the assets “need to be preserved” until the authenticity of the will is conclusively determined.

The children have alleged that the will is fabricated and that the inventory of assets submitted to the court is incomplete. According to their claims, several high-value items — including polo horses, luxury watches such as Rolex timepieces, valuable artworks, and significant real estate holdings — were deliberately omitted. The court noted that a prima facie case had been established, adding that allowing the estate to be managed based on a potentially invalid document could result in injustice.

In response, Priya Sachdev’s legal team has maintained that the will is genuine and properly disclosed, arguing that there are no valid legal grounds to challenge it. However, the court made it clear that the burden of proof now lies on her to establish the authenticity of the document as the dispute proceeds.

The legal battle has widened beyond the immediate parties, also involving Kapur’s mother and sister, further intensifying the family conflict. Sunjay Kapur had passed away in London in June last year at the age of 53 while participating in a polo match, with later medical findings attributing his death to natural causes related to heart disease.