Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui's wife Aaliya Siddiqui has reportedly sent a legal notice demanding divorce and maintenance. Several media reports have confirmed that they were having “serious” issues in their relationship.

Nawazuddin and Aaliya have been married for nearly a decade now. Aaliya has alleged that there have been problems in her marriage for many years now. However, she allegedly said since the situation went out of control, she decided to take this step.

The news was confirmed by India TV and states that a legal notice was sent on the instructions of Mrs. Aaliya Siddiqui to her husband Mr. Nawazuddin Siddiqui by Delhi based law firm BC Dasgupta and Co.  The legal notice, which runs into  22 pages, narrates various allegations against Nawazuddin and his family. Upon being requested, both Aaliya and her Advocates have refused to share a copy of the legal notice citing that the issues are personal between them but have stated that suffice it is to say, is that the allegations against Nawazuddin and his family are serious in nature.

Aaliya has, inter-alia, sought a divorce and adequate maintenance from Nawazuddin through the notice. The notice was sent on 07.05.2020 by the Advocates through email and WhatsApp to Nawazuddin directly but no reply has been received on his behalf yet. Aaliya had also sent the notice to Nawazuddin herself on but no response was received to that as well.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Aaliya started dating in 2004. The duo got married in 2009. After the marriage, she changed her name. Now, as the couple is heading for separation, Aaliya has changed her name back to Anjana Anand Kishore Pandey two months back. While Anand Kishore Pandey is her father's name, she is known by both her names- Anjali and Anjana.

The Manto actor was earlier married to Sheeba but the duo separated in six months. 

Nawazuddin and Aaliya are parents to nine-year-old daughter Shaura Siddiqui, and five-year-old son Yaani Siddiqui.

On a related note, Nawazuddin Siddiqui has been placed under home quarantine for 14 days in his hometown of Budhana. The 45-year-old actor travelled to Budhana in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district from Mumbai on May 10.

Nawazuddin's manager told India TV that the actor had to rush to his hometown as his mother was unwell and she wanted to go back. "Actually Nawaz took all the necessary permission and left Mumbai on May 10. This was because his mom, who was in Mumbai for her eye checkup but had to stay back due to lockdown. In the third phase of lockdown, she started having panic attack when came to know about the extension. She has blood pressure problems. She desperately wanted to go back home. Hence, after completing all the formalities with his brother, Nawaz left for Budhana from Mumbai. Now, their family is following the mandatory quarantine of 14 days in their hometown," the manager said.

Informing his fans about the same, Nawaz wrote on Twitter: “Due to the recent loss of my younger sister, my mother, who is 71 years old, got anxiety attack twice. We have followed all the guidelines given by the State Government. We are #HomeQuarantined at our hometown Budhana. Please #StaySafe #StayHome".

Due to the recent loss of my younger sister, my mother who is 71yrs old got anxiety attack twice.
We have followed all the guidelines given by the State Government.
We are #HomeQuarantined at our hometown Budhana.
Please #StaySafe #StayHome

— Nawazuddin Siddiqui (@Nawazuddin_S) May 18, 2020

-With inputs from Joyeeta Mitra Suvarna

 

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