Criminal defamation case lodged against national bravery award recipient Nazia Khan
Arvind Chauhan | TNN | Feb 8, 2019, 20:03 ISTHighlights
- Nazia Khan allegedly made a defamatory remark against a local lawyer.
- The 19-year-old Agra girl is a recipient of Bharat award 2018 for her protest against the malpractices of gambling and betting.
- She was also honoured with the ‘Rani Laxmi Bai Bravery Award’ in 2016 by the then UP CM Akhilesh Yadav.
Nazia KhanAGRA: A criminal defamation complaint has been lodged against national bravery award recipient Nazia Khan in UP's Agra district court for allegedly making a defamatory remark against a local lawyer.
The complaint was lodged through advocate Nitin Verma, who had appeared for his colleague Krapal Singh Verma in the court and claimed in his application that Nazia Khan with mala fide intention publically announced through media channels that Krapal Singh Verma is not registered with any bar council and is nothing but a fake lawyer, who actually is ‘land-mafia’ and was involved in firing shots in district court premises.
Speaking to TOI, Krapal Singh Verma, the complainant, said, “In an ongoing property dispute with my neighbour in Tajganj police jurisdiction, last year (April 11) Nazia Khan and her family family members, who live in Mantola police jurisdiction, came to my property and engaged in a scuffle and assaulted me. Later, she filed a false FIR against me in Tajganj, whose investigation was transferred to her home police jurisdiction Mantola on her request. After the incident, she also gave interview on various news channels that I’m a fake lawyer and ‘Bhumafia’ (Land-mafia) too. She misused her status and respect which was bestowed on her by the state and central governments and attempted to tarnish my name and integrity in society.”
Later in June month, advocate Krapal Singh Verma too filed an FIR against Nazia Khan and eight others through court under IPC sections 153A, 147, 148, 149, 323 and 384.
Nitin Verma, the lawyer representing Krapal case, said, "We provided strong evidences in the court against Nazia Khan, after which the court accepted our plea and issued summon to her."
Responding to the criminal defamation case, Nazia Khan said, “I’ll reply to defamation sue after consulting my lawyer.”
The 19-year-old Agra girl, Nazia, is a recipient of Bharat award 2018 for her protest against the malpractices of gambling and betting in Agra city. She was also honoured with the ‘Rani Laxmi Bai Bravery Award’ in 2016 by the then UP CM Akhilesh Yadav.
The complaint was lodged through advocate Nitin Verma, who had appeared for his colleague Krapal Singh Verma in the court and claimed in his application that Nazia Khan with mala fide intention publically announced through media channels that Krapal Singh Verma is not registered with any bar council and is nothing but a fake lawyer, who actually is ‘land-mafia’ and was involved in firing shots in district court premises.
Speaking to TOI, Krapal Singh Verma, the complainant, said, “In an ongoing property dispute with my neighbour in Tajganj police jurisdiction, last year (April 11) Nazia Khan and her family family members, who live in Mantola police jurisdiction, came to my property and engaged in a scuffle and assaulted me. Later, she filed a false FIR against me in Tajganj, whose investigation was transferred to her home police jurisdiction Mantola on her request. After the incident, she also gave interview on various news channels that I’m a fake lawyer and ‘Bhumafia’ (Land-mafia) too. She misused her status and respect which was bestowed on her by the state and central governments and attempted to tarnish my name and integrity in society.”
Later in June month, advocate Krapal Singh Verma too filed an FIR against Nazia Khan and eight others through court under IPC sections 153A, 147, 148, 149, 323 and 384.
Nitin Verma, the lawyer representing Krapal case, said, "We provided strong evidences in the court against Nazia Khan, after which the court accepted our plea and issued summon to her."
Responding to the criminal defamation case, Nazia Khan said, “I’ll reply to defamation sue after consulting my lawyer.”
The 19-year-old Agra girl, Nazia, is a recipient of Bharat award 2018 for her protest against the malpractices of gambling and betting in Agra city. She was also honoured with the ‘Rani Laxmi Bai Bravery Award’ in 2016 by the then UP CM Akhilesh Yadav.
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