Mr Raut had alleged that the Somaiya couple was involved in a scam of Rs 100 crore by misusing funds for construction of toilets.
Mr Raut had alleged that the Somaiya couple was involved in a scam of Rs 100 crore by misusing funds for construction of toilets.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kirit Somaiya’s wife has filed a defamation case against Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut in the Bombay High Court.
Professor Medha Somaiya, who teaches at a college affiliated to the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), has filed a civil suit of Rs 100 crore and asked that Mr Raut be ordered to either pay or pay the amount in chief minister’s relief. be deposited. Funds as damages.
Mr Raut had alleged in the mouthpiece of Shiv Sena face The couple is involved in a ₹100 crore scam by misusing money collected through Ms. Somaiya’s NGO to build toilets in Mira Bhayandar area.
The suit demands an apology and withdrawal of the allegations and allegations made in defamatory articles/materials published in the mouthpiece of Shiv Sena.
In a petition filed on Monday, Ms Somaiya said that on April 12, 2022, she found an article in a newspaper published by Saamana alleging “toilet scam”. He said Mr Raut had made these allegations without any evidence to tarnish his reputation.
She has also filed a criminal complaint against Mr. Raut in the Mazagon Magistrate’s court.