India, March 30 -- The Khar police have registered three new defamation cases against comedian Kunal Kamra in connection with his satirical jab allegedly aimed at deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde during a stand-up comedy show earlier this year, which catapulted into a major political controversy after a video of the show was released on social media last week.

The new cases were originally registered in police stations across Maharashtra based on complaints filed by Shiv Sena members. They have now been transferred to the Khar police station as the venue of the stand-up show, The Habitat, falls under its jurisdiction.

"We have so far received three cases registered at other police stations. We re-registered the same as new cases at K...