Divya Pahuja was very helpful in jail: Gehana Vasisth who spent 5 months with her speaks up

MUMBAI: “Divya Pahuja was very helpful in Byculla jail,” revealed actor Gehana Vasisth who spent 5 months in the same complex at the Byculla Women’s jail in Mumbai, from February till June 2021 in the porn racket case.

Speaking exclusively to this website, Gehana Vasisth who was incarcerated at the Byculla jail after she was arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch in a porn case (in which celebrity businessman Raj Kundra was also behind bars) said she was in the same barrack as Divya Pahuja and found her very helpful.

“I first interacted with her when we wanted some writing paper and a pen to write to our advocates. Normally, one can purchase stationery items from the jail canteen, but at that time due to the Covid pandemic, we were not able to access the jail canteen facilities. As Divya was in the jail since a long time, she was “set” with all her requirements and myself and another accused went to her for the first time. She was very beautiful and helpful at the same time,” Gehana said, adding that she is shocked and shattered on hearing about her murder.

“Her mother was granted bail much earlier due to Covid, but Divya had to spend nearly 7 years before the High Court granted her bail. I am really shocked. She was a nice girl. She was very helpful. This extortion story is very shocking  and I cannot believe it. Whatever be the case, I do not want to comment on the allegations surrounding her murder and death. All I know is that she was very helpful to me at Byculla jail,” Gehana quipped,  adding that she never expected Divya to go away so soon.

“I thought she would turn a new leaf and start her life anew after getting released. In fact, after my release from Byculla jail after spending 5 months there, I thought about her several times and sincerely hoped that she would be released soon. It is so shocking that she is no more,” Gehana told this reporter.

Divya Pahuja was fatally shot at by by Abhijeet Singh, the owner of City Point Hotel in Gurugram on January 2, after she allegedly attempted to extort money from him.

The ex-model was also incarcerated for seven years at the Byculla prison in connection with a case related to the alleged fake encounter of Gurugram gangster Sandeep Gadoli who was shot dead in a Mumbai hotel by Haryana police at the behest of a rival gang.