City
Epaper

Kejriwal acquitted in defamation case filed by BJP lawmaker

By IANS | Published: October 28, 2020 7:42 PM

New Delhi, Oct 28 A Delhi court on Wednesday acquitted Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a criminal defamation ...

Open in App

New Delhi, Oct 28 A Delhi court on Wednesday acquitted Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a criminal defamation case filed by BJP lawmaker Ramesh Bidhuri in 2016.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vishal Pahuja acquitted Kejriwal of all the offences charged against him.

The BJP MP had filed a defamation case against Kejriwal four years ago following latter's interview to news channel, where the Chief Minister had made the allegedly defamatory statement that serious criminal cases were pending against Bidhuri.

( With inputs from IANS )

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Open in App

Related Stories

InternationalHajj 2024: Indian Hajis to use high-speed train from Jeddah Airport to Makkah for first time

Other Sports"Not injured, decided not to compete as I felt....": Neeraj Chopra on Ostrava Golden Spike withdrawal

InternationalUN official: Death toll in Papua New Guinea landslide estimated to surpass 670

InternationalNearly 1 million evacuated as Cyclone Remal approaches Bangladesh

BusinessCentre sanctions Rs 21,253 cr to tackle Kerala's economic crisis

Politics Realted Stories

Politics"Don't Need Much Election Campaign In Varanasi, People Proud Of India's Global Stature Under PM Modi", Says EAM S. Jaishankar

PoliticsModi Government is Architect of Destabilizing Democratic State Governments, Says Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge

NationalLok Sabha Election 2024: EC Sends Notice to BJP President JP Nadda and Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Asks Both Parties To Exercise Restraint

PoliticsAmit Shah Promises BJP Workers to Jail TMC 'Goons' Once Party Wins 30 Lok Sabha Seats in West Bengal (Watch Video)

PoliticsWater Crisis in Delhi: AAP Leader Atishi Accuses BJP of Stopping Yamuna Water Supply to Delhi