Shefali Jariwala’s post-mortem revealed no foul play, hope Parag Tyagi gets time to grieve: Pooja Ghai

The passing of actor Shefali Jariwala stunned everyone in the industry. The actor passed away at 42 after apparently experiencing a cardiac arrest on Friday evening. In a discussion with Vickey Lalwani, the deceased actor’s friend Pooja Ghai shared insights about her last moments, remaining near her family on the day she passed away and additional details.

During the interview, Pooja opened up about the preliminary post-mortem report and said, “The good part is that there was no foul play. My only fear, the moment I saw Parag was… Oh my god, the guy was grieving, the guy naturally wanted to be left alone, and he was being cross-questioned by the police. Of course, they were doing their duty. But we’ve seen it in past cases, I don’t want to name people who have gone through this. You’ve seen (next of kin) being grilled for months, and their life is over. They don’t even have enough time to grieve, because they’re constantly under the radar of the police and the media. Few months are probably just gone in that. The moment I saw Parag, my only prayer was, ‘I hope he gets out of this as early as possible’. He could spend time with himself. He could be there and grieve. Fortunately, the report says there was no foul play, and he was released.”

She also added how Parag was beside Shefali throughout when she was being rushed to the hospital. “I don’t think he was in the state. He was just numb. He just couldn’t gather. Shefali was the world to him,” she said. The details of the late actor’s final post-mortem report is not yet out.

On June 27, Shefali was hurried to Bellevue Multispeciality Hospital by her spouse, Parag Tyagi, allegedly following a cardiac arrest. According to news agency PTI, she was pronounced dead upon arrival. The Mumbai Police dispatched her body for an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

Following Shefali’s passing, various images from her last rites at Oshiwara crematorium have emerged online, showing her family mourning the loss of the actress. A recent video depicted Parag struggling to manage his emotions while taking Shefali’s ashes to the sea for asthi visarjan.