Delhi court summons scribe Ramani to appear on Feb 25 in defamation case filed by Akbar
A Delhi court summoned scribe Priya Ramani to appear on February 25 in a defamation case filed by former Union minister MJ Akbar after she levelled allegations of sexual misconduct against him.
By : migrator
Update: 2019-01-29 10:17 GMT
New Delhi
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal issued the direction on Akbar's plea.
Akbar, who resigned as Union minister on October 17 last year, filed a private criminal defamation complaint against Ramani after his name cropped up on social media as the #MeToo campaign raged on in India.
Ramani accused Akbar of sexual misconduct around 20 years ago, which was denied by him.
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