Days after her husband Puneet Khurana, the owner of Woodbox Cafe and For God’s Bakery committed suicide over a martial dispute, Manika Jagdish Pahwa deleted her social media account on Instagram
In an interview, Leena Khattar who is Puneet Khurana’s sister, asserted that his wife Manika Jagdish Pahwa had “hacked his Instagram account.”
Who is Manika Jagdish Pahwa wife of Puneet Khurana as For God’s Bakery and Woodbox Cafe in Delhi owner commits suicide, biography, company, education and Instagram
This is Madum Manika who instigated an innocent man punnet to commit suicide for unreasonable alimony demands ,
This is her insta profile:https://t.co/2JkvUz46AB pic.twitter.com/Y2Z5VywoT1
— Veeraj Bhatnagar (@veerajbhatnagar) January 1, 2025
She mentioned that her brother called his wife at three in the morning after she acted inappropriately and hacked his Instagram account. Puneet’s sister stated that she asked, “What do you want?” in response to his call.
In 2016, Puneet, who worked in the food supply industry, married his wife out of love. She was his business associate as well. She allegedly requested a bigger share of the company, which made him feel even more stressed. The two had been separated since two years and were currently going through divorce proceedings.
Khurana’s sister said that Ms Pahwa had instigated him, “Manika Pahwa, her parents and her sister forced my brother, stressed him out, instigated him by saying, ‘you can’t do anything, die by suicide if you dare’. Puneet shot a video before his death, it is on his phone, he has said everything, about how Manika and his parents pressured him mentally. They threatened to throw our parents out and dared him to open his shop’s shutter. They kept abusing him.”
She also claimed the division of the business had been laid out clearly, but Ms Pahwa kept asking for her share from the other part too, “They earlier ran the bakery business in partnership. But when the first motion for divorce was signed, it was decided and put in writing that Puneet would manage For God’s bakery and Manika would get Woodbox Cafe. It was signed. Even after that, she kept saying that she won’t leave her share. When the matter has been decided in court, go and raise the issue there. She kept calling him and demanding her share.”
Less than a week before, Manika Jagdish Pahwa had posted a cryptic post regarding the ongoing trouble brewing between the couple.
After #AtulSubhash another person committed suic!de.
When will courts in India wake up and when will Government make a law which considers all men and women are equal?
Here are the pic of #PuneetKhurana and his wife’s Social media post about the abuse she is receiving!! pic.twitter.com/7aBhlFE9cQ
— ONE’s-UP☝️🇮🇳 (@CursedSe7en) January 1, 2025
Manika Jagdish Pahwa in a post on Instagram wrote, “Well, feminism suits me, as idealistic values are my core, & feminism means giving & getting mere respect. To one another. No slave treatment, and no stopping some girl to speak her mind (sic). Even a housekeeper, guard, rikshawala, or tiny kid deserves respectful treatment. Once a coward fought with me that respect has to be earned’. Ufff! What disgrace na? I disagree; respect has to be given to each and everyone.”
The body of 40-year-old businessman who co-owned a chain of cafes with Manika Jagdish Pahwa was discovered at his home in Model Town, Delhi.
He was married to Manika who is an Interior Designer, Marketing Consultant at Divine Spaces since 2010 as per her LinkedIn profile. She is also the owner of Jagdish Pahwa Enterprises Pvt Ltd along with running the Woodbox Cafe and For God’s Cake alongside her husband.
Manika is an entrepreneur and has expertise in Design, Marketing and Business Development.
Manika’s Education:
Pearl Academy of Fashion
Post Graduation, Fashion Marketing
2008 – 2010
The Interior Design School, London
Advanced, Interior Design,2010 – 2011
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
Bachelors in Journalism and Mass Communication
2004 – 2007
Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies
Bachelors , Journalism & Mass Communication
Aug 2004 – Apr 2007
The three culprits of #PuneetKhurana suicide case. Manika and her parents tried to extort money from Puneet & threatened physical harm to parents through goons. Puneet Khurana is #OneMoreAtulSubhash #JusticeIsDue pic.twitter.com/4rwb86WKjK
— Justice Is Due (@burgerstrike) January 1, 2025
Puneet Khurana, who co-owned Woodbox Cafe with his wife Manika Jagdish Pahwa, with whom he was still in the process of settling their divorce committed suicide. According to the authorities, the cafe was the main point of dispute between the couple during their ongoing divorce negotiations after they were married in 2016. According to the police, Khurana’s family accused his in-laws of harassing him during the divorce process.
Viral Audio for between the #Delhi Businessman who was found Dead Amid #Divorce Conflict, from harassment by his wife and her family.#OneMoreAtulSubhash #OneMore #PuneetKhurana #suicide https://t.co/j6er986B63 pic.twitter.com/5Lti1t8GPS
— ShoneeKapoor (@ShoneeKapoor) January 1, 2025
Khurana’s post-mortem will take place on Wednesday, according to Bhisham Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest).
Khurana’s uncle called the police at 4:18 p.m. on Tuesday to inform them that his nephew had committed suicide. When the police arrived, they discovered Khurana’s body on his bed and took it to BJRM Hospital.
Days before to his suicide, Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash described in an 80-minute video the mental anguish he endured as a result of his wife and in-laws.
The three culprits of #PuneetKhurana suicide case. Manika and her parents tried to extort money from Puneet & threatened physical harm to parents through goons. Puneet Khurana is #OneMoreAtulSubhash #JusticeIsDue pic.twitter.com/4rwb86WKjK
— Justice Is Due (@burgerstrike) January 1, 2025