Karan Joseph death: 'Rishi abused Karan mentally, physically and emotionally'

Rishi Shah in white and ACP Sanjay Kadam at Bandra police station on Tuesday PicPradeep DhivarKaran Joseph faced mental torture and emotional and physical abuse during his stay with Rishi Shah This is what friends of the 29yearold pianist who jumped to his death from Bandras Concorde building on Saturday have alleged in a sixpage letter they submitted to the Bandra police yesterdayRishi reiteratesThe police who have registered a case of abetment to suicide continued to record statements of Karans friends as well as of Shahs domestic help identified as VinodShah was called to the Bandra police station twice on Tuesday An officer said He was called in to record his statement and he repeated the same thing hed said on the day of Karans deathAlso readIm ready to leave all my friends for Rishi Shah Karan Joseph told a close friendOn September 9 Shah had told the police Karan arrived at my house around 730 am My friend Suzana from Australia and I were home then she was asleep Around 8 she woke up and joined us We were listening to music and chitchatting Karan told me that last night he was at a party at his friend Tej Brars house where Sohail and Varun and 10 to 15 other friends were present and they all were upset with him Karan I told him to not take these things seriously and to enjoy the music My domestic help got us juice then Karan went and sat by the window with one leg hanging outside And before I could think or even do anything he jumpedMore statementsSuzana Uusmaas statement was recorded on the day of the death said a sourceThe police said Vinod in his statement said On Saturday morning Karan came home and was sitting on the couch with Rishi and his friend I asked them if they wanted breakfast But Rishi told me to get pomegranate juice and I did Then I heard a sound like a door opening When I turned to look I saw Karan sitting on the window ledge with one leg outside and then he fell downAlso readMumbai Is bad advice from flatmate Rishi Shah to blame for Karan Josephs deathHeres what happenedA timeline of events as given by Karans friends starting from the night prior to his death8 pm 1030 pm Karan messages Randolph pleading with him to come to Rishis house1056 pm Karan messages Randolph IM JUST SCARED BRO138 am Randolph replies You okay bro401 am 458 am Karan replies that Rishi is shutting down RAVE the magazine and hes angry later Karan asks Randolph for help458 am Randolph tells Karan to leave Rishis house502 am 505 am Karan messages Randolph pleading for help and saying he is getting beaten up at Rishis517 am Karan meets Randolph at Drop in Bandra530 am approximately Karan and Randolph go to Tej Brars house where eightodd people including Sohail Arora Mandovi Menon Varun Patra and Raffael Kabbly are present Tej Mandovi and Varun who spoke to Karan during his time said he seemed low Karan sat by himself away from the rest of them having a drink He was there for about an hour before he left without saying anything to anyone711 am Karan messages Randolph saying he reached home From that time till minutes before his death Karan made several phone calls to friends from Rishis apartment some answered and some didntYou may also like to readAlso readMumbai Pianist Karan Josephs friends want full probe on Rishi ShahAlso see Photos Mehr Jesia Prateik Babbar others at Karan Josephs funeral