Background to the Case

Jaidev Shroff is the Executive Director for United Phosphorus Limited (UPL), the 4th largest agrochemical company in the world. He was married to Poonam Bhagat, socialite and art patron for the last decade, until October 2015, when he filed for divorce on grounds of ‘cruelty’ towards him and his two daughters with his first wife Romila.

As quoted by The Quint, Jaidev met Bhagat in 2000, when he was in the midst of divorce proceedings with Romila because of her alleged involvement with a Dubai-based businessman. Shroff and Bhagat, both are residents of Pali Hill since they were children, were married in 2005.

The accusations began when industrialist alleged that his art patron wife was cruel not only to him, but also to his two children from his first wife. Amidst a series of murky allegations ranging from “black magic” to theft, the marital discord between the parties continues.