NEW DELHI — In a heated courtroom drama that lasted for almost two hours, former Union minister M J Akbar Saturday recorded his statement and was cross examined in a defamation case filed by him against journalist Priya Ramani. Akbar, who appeared before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal, said the allegations made by Ramani were “malafide” and “defamatory”. Senior advocate Rebecca John, appearing for Ramani, cross examined Akbar on details regarding Ramani joining The Asian Age, among others. However, Akbar responded to most of the questions as ” I do not remember”. Ramani has accused Akbar of sexual misconduct around 20 years ago when he was a journalist.

Source: Huffington Post May 04, 2019 08:48 UTC