Nawab Malik was granted bail in a defamation case brought by BJP activists

Mumbai, Nov 29, : Mumbai Court granted bail Monday to Maharashtra Minister Nawab Mlik in a Rs 100 Crore defamation case filed by Mohit (Kamboj), BhartiyaMalik, who replied to a notice from the Mazagaon Magistrate Court 3 weeks ago, was granted bail of Rs 15,000, and the matter will be heard on December 30.

The BJP functionary had filed the defamation complaint against the NCP leader last month.

He was accused of defaming him with revelations that Rishabh Sachdev, his brother-in law, was among those detained by Narcotics Control Bureau following raids on the Cordelia Cruise on Oct 2.and was later released.Bhartiya claimed that the minister used his power to spread doubts and canards about his brother-in laws release and has ruined his image and reputation.

After reviewing the evidence presented by Bhartiya the Magistrate ruled prima facie that Maliks statements to his media briefings on Oct 9 and 11 pointed to defamation.He issued the process against Malik.

Interacting with media, Malik stated that he had honored the court notice and appeared before Magistrate in defamation case filed by Bhartiya.However, he denied all claims of the complainant "We have also recorded that Bhartiya is a fraudster in a scam of Rs 1.100 crore and raids by Central Bureau of Investigations against him.He changed his name to Bhartiya when the scam was first reported.We have provided all evidence to the court and will add more later." he stated.

Bhartiya had sent him several legal notices shortly after the ministeras expose.When the allegations continued, he filed a defamation case against Malik at the Mazagaon Magistrate Court.qn/v #Nawab #Malik #Mumbai.