Bigg Boss 13's Rashami Desai accuses ex-boyfriend Arhaan Khan of owing her more than Rs 15 lakh; he calls it a plan to malign him

Rashami Desai, who broke-up with Arhaan Khan in the Bigg Boss 13 house after learning that he had a child from his first marriage, is back in the news. Her equation with her former boyfriend has now taken an ugly turn. Recently, the screenshots of Rashami's bank statements were posted on social media, apparently by one of her fans. It showed that lakhs had been transferred to Arhaan’s (originally Mazhar Shaikh) account while Rashami was inside the BB house. While Arhaan has blamed Rashami for the ‘leaks’, she has refuted the allegation. (Photo: Instagram) (By: Neha Maheshwari)

The actress told BT, "These transactions were made in my absence, and that too, without my knowledge, when I was inside the BB house. When I came out and learnt about it, I shared the screenshots of my personal documents and these transactions with my accounting staff and a few others. Why did Arhaan transfer my money into his account? Also, I don’t know the people he has further transferred those funds to. Apart from the 15 lakh that Arhaan has to pay me, as can be seen in the screenshots, he owes me more money, which he is refusing to return. Talking about the screenshots, I have no clue who has leaked them on social media. If I had to leak anything, I wouldn’t have waited for two months after BB. I don’t want anything to do with Arhaan. The whole incident is disturbing and it has taken a toll on me, emotionally." (Photo: Instagram)

"Talking about the screenshots, I have no clue who has leaked them on social media. If I had to leak anything, I wouldn’t have waited for two months after BB. I don’t want anything to do with Arhaan. The whole incident is disturbing and it has taken a toll on me, emotionally," she added. (Photo: Instagram)

"This is a curated plan to malign me," Arhaan said. "Nobody can release these statements except Rashami or me. Since the allegations are against me, it’s obvious that she leaked those screenshots. Half the transactions involving huge amounts aren’t mine. Rashami had set up a production house, which I had joined as a partner. I have invested equally, both financially and emotionally. Any transfer of funds is either my rightful profit or return of debt," he added. (Photo: Instagram)

He explained, "Also, before making such allegations, it is to be noted that transfer of funds wouldn’t have been possible had Rashami not given me signed cheques. She had asked me to transfer money to certain people in her absence. It was work-related. She was fully aware of the transactions and I have bills to prove my claim. I strongly believe that this is a curated plan to malign me, as I had received messages, warning me against adversities post April 15. It’s unfortunate that our relationship has reached a point of no return." (Photo: Instagram)

The financial issue was first raised by netizens, mostly Rashami's fans. They shared screenshots of bank statements of monetary transactions from an account with the name Shivani Ajay Kumar Desai. (Photo: Instagram)

Calling Arhaan a "gold digger," Rashamians, as Rashami's fans like to call themselves claimed in a tweet: "This is a call to all fandoms - any and every one who is sane enough to see the wrong in this situation- keep aside your bigg boss grudges for once and please help us expose and shame a gold digger. #FraudArhaanKhan." (Photo: Instagram)

Rashami and Arhaan met in 2017 and struck an instant friendship. Their bond grew stronger when they met again at Prince Narula's wedding with Yuvika Chaudhary. It took no time for their friendship to blossom into love. (Photo: Instagram)