Bollywood actress Karisma Kapoor's businessman husband Sunjay Kapur has filed for custody of the couple's two children in an application made recently at Bandra's family court in India.
The estranged couple both filed for divorce in 2014 on grounds of mutual consent, which included terms and conditions surrounding the custody of their two children, daughter Samiera and son Kiaan Raj.
Shortly after the divorce papers were filed in court, both Kapoor and Kapur withdrew their consent to the divorce petitions. However, with the marital status of the couple embroiled in a deadlock, Kapur has now made the first move and filed for custody of his two children, The Times Of India reported.
The couple who tied the knot in 2003 have been plagued with rumors of infidelities since 2011 and more recently reports have emerged to imply that Kapur has not been permitted access to his children.
Lawyer for Kapoor, Kranti Sathe speaking to the publication said her legal team has so far only heard about the petition for custody but nothing further. Sathe said at the moment they remain in the dark over the application filed by Kapur's legal team and said they would examine the grounds on which Kapur was demanding custody.
"Sunjay has been spending time with the kids and even after the divorce by mutual petition fell through, he has been given access to them. He has met the children whenever they had the time and desire to meet, and he can continue to do so," Sathe said.
The star of "Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya" in 2014 in an application filed before a family court in Bandra said she was withdrawing her consent for divorce as her husband allegedly failed to comply with the financial commitments formerly agreed to in the terms of consent previously signed by her and Kapur, Mid Day reported.
It was further reported that Kapur agreed to certain financial commitments within a period of six months from the time of signing the consent papers. Since then he has allegedly failed to meet these commitments and the divorce has remained in limbo with neither party moving forward.
