More than six months after the sudden death of television star Shefali Jariwala, her husband, actor Parag Tyagi, has sparked fresh controversy by alleging that “black magic” was linked to her passing.Speaking on Paras Chhabra’s podcast, Tyagi said his belief was based on personal experience and intuition rather than rumours.“Bahot saare log nahi maante inn cheezon ko but main bahot maanta hoon. Jahan par bhagwan hai wahan shaitaan bhi hai. Aur pata hai log apne dukh se dukhi nahi hai, dusre ke sukh se duhkhi hai. Mujhe lagta nahi mujhe pata hai kisine kiya hai. Main ye nahi bol sakta kisne kiya but kisine toh kiya hai.”He added that he repeatedly sensed something was amiss.“Mujhe mehsoos hota hai ke kuch toh gadbad hai. Ek baar nahi do baar hua hai aisa mehsoos, aur ek baar toh nikal gaye lekin iss baar thoda heavy rahi cheezein. I don’t know, idea nahi kya cheez thi kya nahi.”Tyagi also spoke about moments of prayer and devotion, saying he noticed changes in Shefali during those times — feelings strong enough to prompt him to intensify religious rituals at home.“Main jab baitha hoon na bhakti mein mujhe mehsoos ho jaata hai… mujhe unko touch karke samajh jaata tha ke bhai kuch toh gadbad hai. Iss baar kuch zyaada tha toh maine thoda sa puja badha di thi. I know for 100 per cent kisi ne toh kiya hai,” he said.Shefali Jariwala, who rose to fame with ‘Kaanta Laga’ and later appeared on TV and reality shows, passed away in June 2025. Official records cite cardiac arrest as the cause of death, with no supernatural factors reported.
