Kangana Ranaut Accuses Javed Akhtar of Extortion, Invasion Of Privacy In Fresh Complaint
Mumbai: Actor Kangana Ranaut has filed a counter-complaint against lyricist Javed Akhtar in a Mumbai court on Monday. In the complaint, she alleged extortion and invasion of privacy. She also accused Akhtar of threatening her and said that she does not trust the judge at the Metropolitan Magistrate’s court in Andheri. The counter-complaint was a response to a defamation suit filed by Javed Akhtar. She has also filed an application to transfer the case, which will be heard on November 15.Also Read – Kangana Ranaut Reacts To Ryan Reynolds’ ‘Hollywood Mimicking Bollywood’ Remark, Here’s What She Has To Say
In the defamation suit, Akhtar alleged that Kangana dragged his name into a TV discussion last year on the death of Sushant Singh Rajput. The two came face-to-face at the Mumbai court, where the actor arrived accompanied by her CRPF security entourage. Her lawyer Rizwan Siddique argued that the Metropolitan Magistrate had ‘mechanically ordered the enquiry’ against his client ‘without assigning any reasons’. The advocate further claimed that Akhtar’s witnesses had not been examined under oath. Also Read – The Incarnation-SITA Writer Says ‘Kangana Was Our Priority Not Kareena Kapoor Khan, Deepika Padukone’
Javed Akhtar’s lawyer, Jay Bharadwaj, sought dismissal of plea saying ‘the magistrate had applied his mind to direct an inquiry after examining Mr Akhtar’s complaint’. After hearing both sides, Justice Revati Mohite Dere said that she did not found procedural illegalities or Irregularities in the magistrate court’s order initiating the proceedings. Also Read – Kangana Ranaut to be Arrested if She Doesn’t Appear For Next Hearing in The Javed Akhtar Defamation Case
During the previous hearing on September 14, Kangana had sought exemption after having ‘developed COVID-19 symptoms. As per the PTI, Akhtar’s lawyer declared her request an ‘orchestrated tactic to delay the case proceedings’. Earlier this month, the Bombay High Court rejected her request to cancel the defamation suit.
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