Congress ex-MP Renuka Chowdhury to file defamation case against PM Modi
New Delhi: Congress leader and former MP Renuka Chowdhury has said that she will file a defamation case against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his alleged ‘Surpanakha’ comment made in Parliament in 2018.
“Let's see how fast courts will act now..” the former Union minister tweeted on Thursday.
She also posted an old clip of Modi asking the chairman of the Rajya Sabha to let Chowdhury continue laughing as ‘such laughter was heard days after the Ramayana serial on television’.
Several Twitter users, however, pointed out to the former MP that Modi had not mentioned the word ‘Surpanakha’. They also said that she could not move the court over a statement made in the Parliament.
Chowdhury’s post follows the conviction of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday by a Surat court in a 2019 defamation case for asking, “How come all thieves have the surname ‘Modi’?”
Rahul Gandhi was sentenced to two years of imprisonment, which was suspended for 30 days, before which, he would have to appeal against the order.
This classless megalonaniac referred to me as Surpanakha on the floor of the house.
— Renuka Chowdhury (@RenukaCCongress) March 23, 2023
I will file a defamation case against him. Let's see how fast courts will act now.. pic.twitter.com/6T0hLdS4YW
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
