Varun Dhawan penned a strong note, urging the media to cover a celebrity鈥檚 final journey with the utmost sensitivity. Though he didn鈥檛 name anyone in his post, the actor鈥檚 note comes right after Shefali Jariwala鈥檚 death on Friday night. He also added that this isn鈥檛 the way someone would want their last journey to be covered.
Varun Dhawan took to his Instagram stories and directly addressed paps and the media for their coverage of Shefali Jariwala鈥檚 death. He wrote, 鈥淎gain one more passing of a soul being insensitively covered by the media. I just don鈥檛 understand why do u have to cover someone鈥檚 grief everyone looks so uncomfortable with this how is this benefitting anyone. My request to my friends in the media this isn鈥檛 the way someone would want their final journey covered.鈥 Take a look:
This comes after photos and videos of Shefali鈥檚 husband, Parag Tyagi, and her parents crying inconsably during the last rites were widely circulated on the Internet. Earlier today, Parag was spotted bidding his wife a final goodbye as he immersed her ashes into the sea.
After Shefali鈥檚 funeral, a devastated Parag appeared in front of the media and requested privacy with folded hands. He also said, 鈥淢eri pari ke liye pray kijiyega aap sab log, please.鈥 Parag was surrounded by police personnel while he urged the media to pray for Shefali鈥檚 soul to rest in peace.
How did Shefali Jariwala die?
Shefali Jariwala passed away late Friday night, between June 27 and 28. She was rushed to Bellevue Multispeciality Hospital in Mumbai by husband Parag Tyagi, and three close aides. She was declared brought dead.
Shatrughan, the watchman of Shefali Jariwala鈥檚 residential society, recounted the events that unfolded on the night of her death. He shared that Shefali was taken to the hospital around 10:30 pm on Friday. Still in shock, he remembered seeing Shefali and her husband Parag Tyagi just the evening before, casually walking their dog in the compound. 鈥淚t was just like any other day,鈥 he said, adding, 鈥淚 couldn鈥檛 believe it when I heard on Friday night that she had passed away.鈥
Shatrughan, the security guard on duty, recounted the events of Friday night. While speaking with NDTV, he mentioned, 鈥淎round 10:30 at night, Shefali ji was taken to the hospital. Before that, at around 9 PM, her husband Parag Tyagi came to the society on a motorcycle. I was the one who opened the gate.鈥
Initial reports of Shefali鈥檚 death claimed she died of cardiac arrest. However, Mumbai Police stated that her body was found in her apartment and her mortal remains were sent to Cooper Hospital for a postmortem. The reason behind her death couldn鈥檛 be confirmed as yet.