Delhi court summons journalist Priya Ramani to appear on 25 February in defamation case filed by MJ Akbar

New Delhi: A Delhi court Tuesday summoned scribe Priya Ramani to appear on  25 February in a defamation case filed by former Union minister M J Akbar after she levelled allegations of sexual misconduct against him. [caption id=“attachment_5398411” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of former Union minister MJ Akbar. AFP[/caption] Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal issued the direction on Akbar’s plea. Akbar, who resigned as Union minister on 17 October, 2018, filed a private criminal defamation complaint against Ramani after his name cropped up on social media as the #MeToo campaign raged on in India. Ramani accused Akbar of sexual misconduct around 20 years ago, which was denied by him.