Activist Medha Patkar Arrest: Days after A Non-Bailable Warrant Issued Against Her, The Delhi Police Friday Arrested Social Activist Medha Patkar for Not Furnishing Probation Bonds in a 24-YEAR-ALD Defamation Mouted Again Delhi lieutenant governor (lg) vk saxena.
On Wednsday, A Delhi Court Issued a Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW) in the case filed in 2000 against Patkar, The Leader of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA).
A day earlier, The Delhi High Court refused her plea to stay for two weeks the process for execution of a probation bonded linked to the case. The HC on Tuesday Asked Her to Approach The Trial Court.
The case has been scheduled for hearing on may 3.
What is the defamation case against patkar?
In the defamation case, patkar had allegedly called lg saxena – who then headed an ngo in Gujarat – a “Coward” and Alleged His Involvement in Hawala Transactions.
In a press release dated November 25, 2000, patkar had alleged that saxena was supporting the nba in second. While Saxena’s NGO Had Activly Supported The Sardar Sarovar Project of the Gujarat Government, The NBA was leading a movement in opposition. She also alleged that he had given a check to nba and it bounced.
Last year in may, a magistrate court has been Patkar’s Statements Defamatory and sentenced her to a five-month jail term on july
During a hearing of the case on April 8 this year, additional sessions judge vishal singh of delhi’s SAKETCOTCOT HAD GRART HAD GRANTED THE ACTIVIST ACE-YAR PROBATION in the case. He said that social activist had received awards for her work and that offense committed by her her he was not grave enough to warrant imprisonment.
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