Lawfare – Defamation, Journalists
Mrityunjay Sharma, Ranchi-based author of Broken Promises, has been served a ₹5 crore defamation notice by Sadhu Yadav, brother-in-law of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and a once-notorious figure in Bihar’s political history.
The notice cites three statements made by Sharma, both in his book and during a widely viewed episode of Raj Shamani’s podcast, accusing him of making defamatory and damaging remarks.
At the heart of the dispute are Sharma’s references to Yadav’s alleged involvement in the 1999 Shilpi-Gautam double murder case, his purported role in ordering the firing on JNU students protesting the killing of student leader Chandrashekhar outside Bihar Bhawan in Delhi, and accusations of orchestrated lootings in Patna—of vehicles, jewellery, and furniture—during the wedding of Lalu Prasad’s daughter, Rohini Acharya.
