Mumbai Police issues summons to Kangana Ranaut in defamation suit filed by Javed Akhtar
Javed Akhtar had filed a case against Kangana Ranaut in November, 2020, for allegedly making defamatory and baseless comments against him. Kangana Ranaut, Javed Akhtar | File photos
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Updated: Jan 20, 2021, 09:36 PM IST
On Wednesday, Mumbai Police sent summons to actor Kangana Ranaut in defamation case filed against the Bollywood star by noted lyricist Javed Akhtar.
The actor has been asked to appear before the Juhu police on January 22.
For the unversed, Javed Akhtar had filed a case against Kangana Ranaut in November, 2020, before the Andheri Metropolitan Magistrate, for allegedly making defamatory and baseless comments against him in certain television interviews.
Poet, lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar | Photo Credit:
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Akhtar had filed a criminal complaint against Ranaut for allegedly making defamatory and baseless comments against him in television interviews. A magistrate court in Mumbai on Saturday allowed the police time till February 1 to file a report of their enquiry into a defamation complaint filed by Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar against actor Kangana Ranaut.
The court had in December, 2020 directed the Juhu police to probe the matter and submit its report on January 16.
However, the police on Saturday sought time to file the report, which Metropolitan Magistrate Andheri, R.R. Khan allowed.
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Court directs cops to probe Akhtar’s defamation plaint against Kangana
By PTI| Posted by Sameer | Published: 20th December 2020 12:48 pm IST
Mumbai: A court in Mumbai on Saturday directed the police to probe the defamation complaint filed by Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar against actor Kangana Ranaut, and asked them to submit a report on January 16.
Akhtar had last month filed a criminal complaint against Ranaut before the Andheri Metropolitan Magistrate, for allegedly making defamatory and baseless comments against him in television interviews. He had sought action against the actor under relevant sections of the law.
Court asks Juhu police to investigate
Fresh trouble for Kangana Ranaut; court orders police to probe defamation suit filed by Javed Akhtar PTI
Mumbai: A court in Mumbai Saturday directed the police to probe the defamation complaint filed byBollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar againstactor Kangana Ranaut, and asked them to submit a report January 16.
Akhtar had last month filed a criminal complaint against Ranaut before the Andheri Metropolitan Magistrate, for allegedly making defamatory and baseless comments against him in television interviews. He had sought action against the actor under relevant sections of the law.
The magistrate court Saturday asked Juhu police to investigate the matter and submit their report on January 16, his lawyer Niranjan Mundargi said.