Communist Party of India (Marxist) State secretary M.V. Govindan has filed a defamation case against Swapna Suresh, prime accused within the diplomatic baggage gold smuggling case.
He filed the petition on the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court Taliparamba demanding {that a} case be filed beneath Sections 120 B and 500 of the Indian Penal Code.
His lawyer had earlier despatched a discover to Swapna asking her to apologise for her remarks about him.
In a dwell session on social media, Swapna had alleged that Vijesh Pillai, CEO of OTT platform Action primarily based in Bengaluru, performing on behalf of Mr. Govindan, provided to pay her ₹30 crore for handing over all info or proof concerning the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his relations, and Chief Minister’s further non-public secretary C.M. Raveendran
In the lawyer’s discover, it’s acknowledged that neither he nor his household knew Vijesh Pillai.