Talking to The Indian Express in a telephonic conversation from Delhi, PR Manager of the company Sidhharth Sen Gupta refuted the charges. “I have been working with him for the past six years. He was absolutely normal,” he said. Discarding speculations about Hussain’s estranged relation with his wife, he said that for the past one month they were staying together in Patna.

Sen Gupta added that they had learnt about the tragic incident at 6:30 pm on Sunday. “He was rushed to hospital and doctors from Patna and Delhi coordinated to save his life, but failed. It is a big loss for us,” he said, adding that Shahnaz Husain was unwell and had been advised bed rest by doctors. Hence, she was unable to rush to Patna.