India, Aug. 14 -- In the ongoing defamation case against Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's grand-nephew Satyaki Savarkar, the complainant's counsel, advocate Sangram Kolhatkar, on Wednesday said they have filed a perjury application against the Congress leader for allegedly misleading the court.

Kolhatkar, who represents complainant Satyaki Savarkar and moved the application before Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Amol Shinde on Wednesday, said Gandhi's legal team had earlier been provided with all relevant documents in the case.

"We had supplied the relevant copies to Rahul Gandhi's advocate Milind Pawar. He received them and signed before the court. Yet, Gandhi through ...