Defamation case against Kirti Azad

Filed by an under-19 cricketer’s father, it alleges that they had made false statements with “malafide intention” that Rs 25 lakh was paid for his son’s selection in a team for Vijay Hazare Trophy. 

“Fresh complaint case filed. File perused and cognisance taken. The matter is fixed for recording of pre-summoning evidence on February 22,” Metropolitan Magistrate Akash Jain said. 

During the brief hearing, counsel appearing for under-19 cricketer Himmat Singh’s father Tejbir Singh said that a media briefing was recently held by Azad, former cricketers Bedi and Surender Khanna, and Sameer Bahadur, who is also associated with cricket, in which they had alleged that Rs 25 lakh was paid for the young cricketer’s selection.