Sonia Dhawan story is no less than a Bollywood thriller. She began her career in 2010 as a secretary to Vijay Shekhar Sharma at PayTm. By 2018 she had the most powerful position in the company of Vice President and Corporations PR. The girl who rose from a middle class family and could do no wrong. A story which PayTm and India loves. This was busted on October 23 when she was arrested along with her husband, Rupak Jain on charges of blackmailing CEO of PayTm for Rs.20 Crore.
Sonia Dhawan Wiki / Biography
In a shocking twist she was arrested by police on complaint filed by PayTM officials that she was blackmailing them for Rs. 20 Crore. Sonia Dhawan has been accused of stealing private data from company and blackmailing Vijay Shekhar Sharma and his brother. The first demand was for Rs.10 Crores but when it wasnt agreed the couple raised their demand to Rs.20 Crores.
Sonia Dhawan Paytm Controversy
What does she have to say ?
Sonia Dhawan has defended herself and said she wants an explanation from the CEO, Vijay Shekhar Sharma about what happened. Her mother, Rama Dhawan has called it a witch-hunt and said, “A conflict between Sonia and Vijay had arisen over the last two months. The conflict was both personal and professional in nature. But Sonia was working like she would… If she had to threaten and blackmail… would she not have escaped.”
She has studied from Delhi University and is married to Rupak jain who is property dealer. He was arrested along with Sonia. She has a child.