Senior Journalist Priya Ramani testified today in front of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Samar Vishal at the Rouse Avenue District Court House complex, in regards with the criminal defamation case filed against her by ex-Union Minister MJ Akbar.
At around 12 PM, courtroom number 203 was packed to the brim with lawyers, journalists, as well as friends and family of Ramani who had come out in a show of support as she led evidence in her defence for the first time in front of a court. NDTV’s Barkha Dutt and Sreenivasan Jain were also present.
