Rohini Sindhuri files defamation suit against IPS officer Roopa; demands damages of Rs 1 crore
Bengaluru: IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri filed a defamation suit against IPS officer Roopa D Moudgil in a city court on Monday.
Rohini Sindhuri appeared before the 24th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) court with her husband Sudhir Reddy, reports New Indian Express.
Requesting for the arrest of Roopa, the IAS officer also claimed damages of Rs 1 crore in her petition.
Rohini Sindhuri said that, although the court had restrained Roopa from making allegations against her, Roopa continued to do so and thereby repeatedly defamed her. She cited the instance of Roopa referring to the Charamarajnagar hospital oxygen tragedy repeatedly on social media, although the government had conducted an inquiry into the matter. The IAS officer added that Roopa had been making allegations using personal matters.
The court directed to register a defamation case and adjourned the hearing till March 3.
Rohini Sindhuri had issued a legal notice to Roopa on February 22, asking for an unconditional apology on public platforms, removal of all posts related to her from her social media profiles as well as damages of Rs 1 crore.
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Karnataka to witness heavy rain for next 10 days
Bengaluru: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that the southwest monsoon will cause heavy rainfall likely this weekend and will drench Karnataka over the next 10 days.
The monsoon has begun retreating from northwestern India. Conditions remain active over the south, with an upper air trough extending up to 1.5 km over North Interior Karnataka and northern Tamil Nadu, combined with weakening monsoon winds across the peninsula, is driving the current spell. N. Puviarasan, head of the IMD’s meteorological centre in Bengaluru, said in a conversation with Deccan Herald, “As a result, the whole of Karnataka will see rain over the next week to 10 days."
With a cyclone in the Pacific Ocean along with a low-pressure system over the north Bay of Bengal, the monsoon is expected to intensify during the next four days. IMD has predicted heavy rains across South Interior Karnataka, including Bengaluru, throughout the weekend.
Bengaluru, recorded widespread moderate to heavy rainfall on Thursday. Between 8.30 am and 8.30 pm, Bengaluru city logged 45.9 mm of rain accompanied by thunderstorms. HAL airport registered 6 mm and the Bengaluru Urban automatic station recorded 47.5 mm. Doddathoguru, near Electronics City, reported 55 mm.
According to IMD forecast heavy rainfall will occur at isolated places in Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Yadgir, Koppal, Raichur, Ramanagara and Mandya districts in the next few days.
The southwest monsoon is now expected to extend until mid-October and with little or no break in between, the northeast monsoon is likely to follow immediately. These are expected to last until December. “There may be no break in between,” Puviarasan said.
