Vivek Doval’s defamation suit against The Caravan magazine went through another hearing on Thursday. Amit Sharma, a key witness in the case, was questioned in the Rouse Avenue Court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal. He accused the magazine of publishing “incorrect facts and insinuations”.
Sharma was co-founder of Doval’s company GNY Asia, which is at the heart of the matter. In January 2019, The Caravan reported that Doval, son of India’s national security advisor, Ajit Doval, ran a hedge fund, GNY Asia, from the Cayman Islands, a tax haven. In response, Doval filed a criminal defamation case against the reporter Kaushal Shroff, the magazine’s editor Paresh Nath, and Congress leader Jairam Ramesh.
