Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut was Wednesday sentenced to 15 days simple imprisonment by a Mumbai court in a defamation complaint filed against him by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya's wife, Medha Somaiya.
Metropolitan magistrate (Sewree court) convicted the Rajya Sabha member under Indian Penal Code Section 500 (punishment for defamation) and also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on him.
In her complaint, Medha Somaiya, represented by advocate Vivekanand Gupta, had alleged that Raut had made baseless and totally defamatory allegations against her and her husband.
She claimed Raut had alleged that they were involved in a Rs 100 crore scam with regard to the construction and maintenance of some public toilets under the jurisdiction of the Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation.
"The statements made by the accused to the media are per se defamatory. The statements have been made to malign my character in the eyes of the general public," the complaint had stated.
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