#MeToo: Alok Nath files Re 1 defamation suit against Vinta Nanda

Bollywood actor Alok Nath on Monday filed a civil suit in a court here against writerdirector Vinta Nanda in connection with her rape accusations against him and sought Re 1 as damages for allegedly defaming him Alok Naths wife Ashu meanwhile recorded her statement before a magistrate in connection with her complaint against Nanda and sought that defamation proceedings be initiated against the writerdirectorResponding to the development Nandas lawyer Dhruti Kapadia said they are going to fight the matter legally Alok Nath moved the Dindoshi sessions court here with a civil suit seeking Re 1 as damages and an apology from Nanda for defaming him The actor and his wife had Saturday filed an application before the Andheri Metropolitan Magistrate seeking a direction to the suburban Amboli police station to take cognisance of the letter sent by them in which they sought defamation proceedings against NandaThe actors wife on Monday appeared before Magistrate R M Nerlikar who recorded her statement and complaint She told the court that their Nath and Ashus reputation has been damaged because of the allegations levelled by Nanda The magistrate has now posted the matter for further hearing on November 1 when the court will also record statements of three witnesses on behalf of Nath and his wifeIn a social media post last week Nanda had alleged that the actor had raped her 19 years ago Although she did not name Nath in her post she referred to him as the actor who is known as the most Sanskari person in the field of acting Nath is known for playing characters endorsing moral values in films such as Maine Pyaar Kiya Hum Aapke Hain Koun Hum Saath Saath Hain and VivahHis lawyer Ashok Sarogi had last Thursday refuted the allegations as baseless and devoid of any merit The complaint filed by the couple says The complainants Nath and Ashu have on October 12 addressed a letter to the Amboli police seeking action under sections 499 defamation and 500 of the Indian Penal Code against Nanda The police however said since the offences are noncognisable in nature it would be appropriate if an order is passed by the court concerned reads the complaintWe are hence seeking the court to pass necessary direction to the Amboli police station incharge to take cognisance of our complaint and hold an inquiry the couple said in the complaint We have suffered grave and irreparable loss harm and injury which could never be compensated in terms of money they said Because of Nandas post which although did not name Nath but subsequently he was named by others Ashu and Nath have been victimised unnecessarily by way of defamation of their reputation in the society the complaint saidWithout commenting on anything about her Nanda the fact remains that all such occasions such as the MeToo campaign are being encashed by way of utilising the social media for the purpose of either gaining some name and fame or for the purpose of defaming the reputation of a person it alleged Because of the baseless allegations Ashu and Alok Nath were terrorised to even step out of their house as people are looking at them with a different attitude the complaint addedIn a statement Nandas lawyer Dhruti Kapadia said The socalled defamation proceedings are not served upon us as yet however and whatever the proceedings will be we will deal with everything following due process of law The lawyer said they are awaiting decisions of various associations where Nanda has filed her complaint like Cine amp TV Artistes Association CINTAA Screen Writers Association SWA and Indian Film amp Television Directors Association IFTDAPursuant to decisions we will further decide our next step of action the statement saidCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get the latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in the headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever