A Hathras court has directed CO Sadabad to conduct a preliminary inquiry into a defamation case filed against Rahul Gandhi over his social media post on the Bulgarhi case. The matter will now be heard on December 4.
The MP/MLA court in Sultanpur adjourned Rahul Gandhi’s defamation case to October 17 after a key witness failed to appear. The case dates back to 2018, filed by BJP leader Vijay Mishra over remarks made during the Karnataka polls.
The Allahabad High Court has set aside the conviction of Abbas Ansari, son of Mukhtar Ansari, in a 2022 hate speech case. Justice Samir Jain quashed the two-year jail term imposed by the special MP-MLA court.
A Pune court rejected Satyaki Savarkar’s plea seeking to compel Rahul Gandhi to produce a book cited in his 2023 speech. The court held it would violate Article 20(3) of the Constitution.
Anand Kurmi, detained in Madhya Pradesh, was presented in Indore court for transit custody to Meghalaya Police regarding the murder of transport businessman Raja Raghuvanshi. His wife, Sonam, allegedly hired hitmen for the crime. Four suspects, including Sonam, were arrested, with the investigation revealing a motive tied to an affair.
Abbas Ansari, former MLA and son of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, was sentenced to two years in jail for hate speech during the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. He is appealing the ruling, and the next hearing is scheduled for June 21, 2025. His conviction has resulted in disqualification from his MLA position.
