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Delhi court likely to give verdict on M J Akbar's defamation case tomorrow

A Delhi court is likely to pronounce verdict in M J Akbar's defamation case against Priya Ramani on February 10. Ramani had made an allegation of sexual misconduct against Akbar in the wake of #MeToo movement in 2018.

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Published : Feb 9, 2021, 10:02 PM IST

New Delhi: A Delhi Court is likely to pronounce verdict on Wednesday in M J Akbar's criminal defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani for her allegations of sexual harassment against him.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar had on February 1 reserved the judgment after Akbar as well as Ramani completed their arguments.

Ramani had made allegation of sexual misconduct against Akbar in the wake of #MeToo movement in 2018.

Akbar had filed the complaint against Ramani on October 15, 2018 for allegedly defaming him by accusing him of sexual misconduct decades ago when he was a journalist.

He resigned as Union minister on October 17, 2018.

He has denied all the allegations of sexual harassment by all the women who came forward during #MeToo campaign against him.

PTI

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