Thane, Nov. 15 -- A district court in Thane has deferred the hearing in a defamation case filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, with the matter now scheduled for December 6. The case came up before Bhiwandi Joint Civil Judge, Junior Division, P M Kolse on Saturday, when the adjournment was granted.
During the hearing, complainant Rajesh Kunte's counsel, advocate Prabodh Jaywant, moved an application seeking the court's permission to examine Ashok Saykar, Inspector of Nizampura police station, as a witness. The request followed an earlier direction issued by the court instructing the police station to conduct an inquiry and place its findings on record. Inspector Saykar subsequently submitted the investigation report, leading the comp...