Karnataka HC quashes BJP's defamation case against Rahul Gandhi
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday quashed the defamation proceedings initiated by the BJP against top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
The case was filed in 2023, when BJP was in power in Karnataka, following a "corruption rate card" published by the then opposition Congress to claim large scale irregularities prevailing in the state under the saffron party's rule.
Along with Gandhi, now Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, the BJP had accused the then Karnataka LoP Siddaramaiah and Congress state president D K Shivakumar.
Presently Siddaramaiah is the Chief Minister and Shivakumar is his deputy.
Challenging the defamation case, Gandhi had approached the High Court stating that the continuation of the case would be an abuse of law.
The bench of Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav allowed the petition.
The complainant said that Rahul Gandhi, Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar had conspired together to defame the BJP government and made baseless allegation and insinuation.
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Man found hanging from tree in Amethi village; probe underway
Amethi (UP) (PTI): The body of a 45-year-old man was found hanging from a tree in a field here on Wednesday, police said.
The deceased has been identified as Ram Shiromani Yadav, a resident of Parsawan village.
Family members took the body to the Community Health Centre (CHC) in Amethi before informing authorities.
Amethi Station House Officer Ravi Singh said the body has been sent for post-mortem examination and legal proceedings are underway.
"The exact cause of death will be ascertained after the postmortem report is received," he said.
