Ajit Jogi files defamation suit against a newspaper

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Press Trust of India Raipur
Last Updated : Jan 04 2016 | 10:02 PM IST
Congress leader Ajit Jogi today filed a defamation suit against a national English daily in a local court here, alleging that his image had been "maligned" through a "baseless and fake" story that he and his son Amit had "fixed" a bypoll in 2014 to ensure victory for BJP.
The case was filed under sections 499 (defamation), 500 (punishment for defamation), 501 (printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory), 502 (sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter) and 34of IPC in the court of Judicial Magistrate First Class Udaylaxmi Parmar, Jogi's lawyer Ashok Sharma said.
Jogi, a former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, also recorded his statement in the court today.
The court has fixed January 19 as the date for recording of statements of witnesses in this regard.
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First Published: Jan 04 2016 | 10:02 PM IST

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