28 September,2026 05:24 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Rhiti Tiwari and Ekam Bawa (Pictures via Instagram)
Rhiti Tiwari's ex-stepfather Ekam Bawa recently made some shocking revelations and claims against her. He even broke silence on Rhiti talking about Manoj Tiwari sending her Rs 25,000 as allowance in Bigg Boss 20. Now, Rhiti Tiwari's team took to her Instagram handle to issue a stern statement against Ekam, revealing that his allegations are false and defamatory and they have decided to take legal action against it.
The statement read, "We are disappointed to see false claims made by Ekam Bawa against Rhiti Tiwari and her family being carried across various media platforms. Rhiti is currently inside the Bigg Boss 20 house and can't respond to these allegations herself. We request the media to please verify facts before amplifying such defamatory claims and give the family a fair chance to be heard. Necessary legal action has been initiated against Ekam Bawa in relation to these allegations. Team Rhiti Tiwari"
For the unversed, Ekam Bawa had shared multiple videos on his Instagram handle reacting to Rhiti Tiwari's recent episodes in Bigg Boss 20. While reacting to Salman Khan schooling Rhiti, he claimed that her mother Rani Tiwari and she had tortured him when they used to live together, he said, "Rhiti Tiwari and her mother has tortured me a lot. Let me tell you a small story. His mother and I had an argument about something around 9 or 10 pm. Rhiti came in my room. She took all my clothes from the hangers in my cupboard and threw them on the floor and she yelled at me, 'Ekam Bawa, get out'. I couldn't believe that she called me from my name, I even asked her, 'Do you know what relationship we have with each other?'. "
In another video, Ekam claimed that Rhiti's allowance revelation was false, he said, "You own handbags worth Rs 4 to 5 lakhs... and then there are the big cars you have. Just maintaining a Range Rover costs Rs 2.5 to 3 lakhs. And you're talking about Rs 25,000. You own a sports company with such a massive turnover that even collectors are associated with it. How many years has it been running? That money comes to you, too. Where does it go? You have huge apartments in Mumbai as well; where did the money for those come from. "
After the stern statement, Ekam Bawa hasn't reacted anything or posted on his social media handles yet.