Kejriwal, Sisodia appear before court in defamation case

August 27, 2016 19:30

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia appeared before a court in Delhi today in connection with a criminal defamation complaint filed against them by former union minister Kapil Sibal's son Amit Sibal.

Kejriwal and Sisodia appeared before Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj Sharma and cross-examined Amit Sibal.

His testimony remained inconclusive and would continue on September 17, the next date of hearing.

Besides Kejriwal aqnd Sisodia, the complainant had also named former AAP members Prashant Bhushan and Shazia Ilmi as accused in the case.

The court on September 20, 2014, had put all the four accused on trial for charge under section 500 (defamation) of the IPC.

The accused had pleaded not guilty to the offence and claimed trial.

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