Mahesh Bhatt’s sister Kumkum Saigal and nephew seek Rs 90 lakh in damages and written apology from Luviena Lodh over defamation charges
New Delhi: Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt’s sister Kumkum Saigal and nephew Sahil Saigal have moved an injuction in opposition to actress Luviena Lodh over her allegations. The Saigals have sought Rs 90 lakh in damages and a written apology from Lodh for making defamtory statements in opposition to them, in accordance with a Mumbai Mirror report.
Earlier this week, Lodh shared a video on social media claiming to be married to 1 Sumit Sabharwal, who’s allegedly Mahesh Bhatt’s nephew. She alleged that Sabharwal was within the enterprise of supplying medication and human trafficking. Lodh additionally alleged that Mahesh Bhatt operates this enterprise.
After the video was posted, Mahesh Bhatt, by his counsel Ameet Naik, despatched a authorized discover to Lodh asking her to cease making such false statements.
On Monday, the Bhatts filed a go well with within the Bombay High Court looking for Lodh to be restrained from making, publishing and circulating any defamatory and slanderous feedback in opposition to them.
According to PTI, “the suit is also seeking damages to the tune of Rs one crore from the respondent (Lodh) for making various grossly defamatory, slanderous, distasteful and false allegations and statements against the applicants (Bhatts),” the go well with stated.
It additionally sought a path to Lodh to delete her video. The go well with additional claimed Sabharwal was in a roundabout way associated to the Bhatts and that he was “the son of the applicants’ sister’s husband’s brother”.
The go well with additional stated Lodh had made false allegations in opposition to Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt, who’re well-known personalities, with malafide intentions to acquire finest settlement in her divorce proceedings along with her estranged husband.
Meanwhile, Lodh’s husband Sumit Sabherwal denied allegations of drug abuse. He additionally identified that the names of filmmakers Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt are being sullied solely attributable to his pending matrimonial dispute together with his spouse.
Sumit’s lawyer acknowledged that Sumit was solely an worker of Vishesh movies, which is owned by Mahesh and Mukhesh Bhatt.
The assertion stated: “It is made amply clear that our client is merely an employee of M/s Vishesh Films Pvt Ltd and NOT related to either of the Bhatt Brothers, as falsely and maliciously been sought to be made out by the video in the question.”
“Every attempt being made in order to formulate a relation between our client and the Bhatt brothers must be construed as a well-crafted conspiracy to precipitate and motivate a lucrative `settlement` for her disputes with our client; as is amply made clear in her interviews as well. Out client has the highest regard for the judiciary of our country and reserves his actionable claims against Mrs Luviena Lodh for charges as and when he may institute against her.”
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