Defamation case against Rahul

Bhopal: Kartikey Chouhan, son of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Tuesday filed a criminal defamation case against Congress president Rahul Gandhi for alleging that his name figured in the Panama Papers.
Gandhi, meanwhile, said he mentioned the name of Chouhan’s son in the context of Panama Papers due to “confusion”.
Gandhi, while addressing a rally in Jhabua district of the poll-bound Madhya Pradesh Monday, had said that the name of the son of ‘mamaji’, a chief minister, had figured in the Panama Papers but no action was taken against him.
Though Gandhi had not specifically identified the CM, he was referring to Chouhan who is popularly known as ‘mamaji’.
In the defamation suit, Kartikey Chouhan has alleged that Gandhi intentionally gave the statement to defame him. The criminal defamation case was filed under sections 499 and 500 of the IPC. Under these sections, a person guilty of criminal defamation can be sent to jail for two years.
The court posted the matter for November 3. (PTI)