Mumbai: Karan Oberoi reveals he ‘almost died’ after being sent to jail

Mumbai: Karan Oberoi, who rose to fame with A Band of Boys in 2001, saw a bad phase in his life after he was jailed in 2019. In a recent interview with Siddharth Kannan, the actor revealed that he starved and almost died while serving his sentence. Karan was arrested after a woman accused him of rape and extortion. arrested Karan Oberoi compares life in jail to ‘hell’ Recalling his time in jail, Karan said, “It was a bad phase of my life. It was like going to Paatal Lok (hell) for me. Like how did I end up here? There were people around me who had killed so many people. There were some dreaded criminals there too, who were protecting me. When you don’t know if you’re going to be alive tomorrow or not, because in such circumstances you might even die… I didn’t eat anything for the first seven days.

For the first nine days, I couldn’t sleep. I was losing consciousness. In that unconscious state, I started to think that I might not be able to complete the journey.

He also shared, “I almost died of suffocation in one episode. I don’t want to discuss it but I thought it was the end, I could see my life flashing before my eyes. I have claustrophobia and they put me in a place… a dungeon and I thought it was the end of my life.” For those unaware of the MeToo allegations against Karan Oberoi, a woman had alleged that Karan had sexually assaulted her between January 2017 and February 2018.

rape She also accused him of promising her marriage. After being arrested, the actor was granted bail by the Bombay High Court the following month. While Karan was in jail, the woman filed a second FIR for assault. She claimed in her complaint that she was being threatened to withdraw her allegations. The Mumbai Police later arrested him on the grounds of criminal conspiracy and filing false information in the FIR. In 2023, when her lawyer failed to complete the legal formalities required for the case, the Bombay High Court dismissed the case. HC imposed a fine of ₹20,000 on him. Karan has worked in television shows such as Swabhimaan, Aahat, Saaya, Milan, Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin and The Great Indian Comedy Show. He also appeared in the second and third seasons of Inside Edge.

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