NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Friday arrested social activist Medha Patkar in connection with a defamation case filed by Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena in 2001. A senior police officer confirmed the development.
A Delhi court on Wednesday issued a non-bailable warrant against activist Medha Patkar, observing that she was deliberately flouting its sentencing order to submit probation bonds and Rs 1 lakh as a fine in a defamation case.
On Wednesday, Patkar was to appear in court, furnish the probation bonds, and deposit the fine amount. The judge observed that Patkar’s plea seeking adjournment was “frivolous,” “mischievous,” and filed with the intent to “hoodwink” the court.
He warned Patkar that if she failed to comply with the terms of the sentencing, the court would be “constrained to reconsider the benevolent sentence and alter the order on the sentence.”
KEY HIGHLIGHTS:
- Delhi Police arrested activist Medha Patkar on Friday in connection with a 2001 defamation case filed by Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena.
- A Delhi court had issued a non-bailable warrant on Wednesday, stating that Patkar was deliberately flouting its sentencing order by not submitting probation bonds and a fine of Rs 1 lakh.
- The court rejected her plea for adjournment, calling it “frivolous” and “mischievous,” and warned that the lenient sentence could be reconsidered if she failed to comply.
