Leander Paes allegedly received a death threat from Atul Sharma?

A third party is in the dock in the Leander Paes-Rhea Pillai fight. Thirty-one-year-old cricketer Atul Sharma (a former Indian Premiere League player) has just been dragged into the controversy.
According to the latest media reports, the tennis ace said he feared the safety of his eight-year-old daughter, Aiyana, and his own life because he allegedly received a death threat from Atul, who is supposedly in an illicit relationship with Rhea.Leander said that Atul was hanging around in the corridor of the Bandra Family Court, where he and Rhea were present for a hearing on October 14 and it was here that he actually threatened him.
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The Bandra-Kurla police confirmed that Leander had filed an FIR against Atul. They have charged Atul under sections 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) and 506 (ii) (criminal intimidation). When we tried reaching out to Leander on October 18, we were told the tennis ace was in Switzerland for a tournament. Rhea was in their Bandra home alone with her daughter.
While she refused to comment on the proceedings, we learnt from insiders that Rhea was most upset with Leander’s latest allegations. An insider said, “Rhea is here in Mumbai with her child. If Leander was so concerned about the safety of his child, how come he flew abroad the same night that he lodged the FIR. Shouldn’t he have been here with his daughter if he felt her life was in danger?” It is also being said that the custody battle between this famous couple began somewhere around May 8 this year. In the following five months, Leander apparently spent only two days with his daughter. The source added, “Even these two days were the ones he spent with her in London, when Rhea flew her there on her own account.” One of Rhea’s close friends, who we reached out to, said, “Rhea is hurting at the attempts to disrespect and damage her reputation.”
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The friend, who is also a well-known name in the society also rewound to Rhea’s ordeal of over six months ago, saying, “Rhea was being thrown out of her own apartment. Her clothes had been put in cartons and she was asked to leave the house by Leander. When she attempted to lodge a complaint with the local police station, they refused to take down an FIR. However, now the authorities have jumped into action and lodged a complaint against Atul almost overnight. Obviously because Leander is a known name and has a position and power in society.” Nobody in Rhea’s immediate circle is buying the Atul threat angle. Her friend questioned, “Isn’t a court of law one of the safest places in the country?” Speaking on behalf of her client, Rhea’s lawyer, Mrunalini Deshmukh said, “I am only concerned with Rhea. These allegations about her illicit relations are false. Secondly, I have no idea about Atul Sharma being in court and allegedly threatening Leander. And then, as per press reports, if there is any threat to his daughter, strangely enough, the father is not even in the country.”
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