'Torture, financial loss': Nawab Malik's son-in-law sends legal notice to Fadnavis, demands Rs 5 crore damages

BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis. Credit: PTI Photo

In another round of cross-fire between NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, Malik's son-in-law sent Fadnavis a defamation notice, demanding a compensation of Rs five crore.

Malik’s son-in-law Sameer Khan, a businessman, was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in a drugs case and is currently on bail.

Malik’s daughter Nilofar Malik Khan took to Twitter to post the defamation notice, saying: “False accusations ruin lives. Before one accuses or condemns they must know what they are talking about. The defamation notice is for false claims and statements that Fadnavis put on my family. We will not back down,” she said.

The defamation notice has been sent through Advocate RI Ansari and marked to Fadnavis’ official residence in Mumbai and private residence in Nagpur.

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The notice says that Khan was booked on January 9 and arrested on January 13 by the NCB on charges that he was involved in the drug trade nationally and internationally.

NCB’s Mumbai Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede supervised the investigations of the case. The NCB filed the chargesheet on July 7 after which Khan was released on bail.

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“….now Malik’s son-in-law was found with drugs in his possession… if narcotics are found in the house of a person, then what will their party be,” Fadnavis, a senior BJP leader, had reportedly said.

According to the notice, Fadnavis has been making allegations against Malik and the family without any substance. “The chargesheet filed by the NCB does not support even a single allegation levied by you,” it said.

“The panchnama dated 14 January clearly says that the house was searched and no contraband suspicious substance was found… or under his possession. But from which source you obtained such a false, frivolous and baseless report is better known to you,” said the legal notice.

“…my client is demanding damages amounting to Rs 5 crore on account of mental torture, agony, financial loss and injury inflicted to his reputation, honour due to the statements made by you…,” it said.

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