Delhi court to decide on plea against Salman Khurshid, wife

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday said that it will decide on 18 December if it has jurisdiction to entertain a plea seeking lodging of FIR against External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and his wife Louise Khurshid for alleged criminal misappropriation of funds of a trust run by them. “The court to decide on 18 December how Jamia Nagar police station and this court has territorial jurisdiction to order registration of FIR against the respondents (Salman Khurshid and Louise Khurshid),” Metropolitan Magistrate Saumya Chauhan said. [caption id=“attachment_529571” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Salman Khurshid. PTI[/caption] The order came on a petition filed by Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, President of Bhagat Singh Kranti Sena, who has alleged that the Khurshids had misappropriated over Rs 71 lakhs from Dr Zakhir Hussain Memorial Trust run by them. Bagga, in his petition, has sought directions to the Jamia Nagar police station in South Delhi to lodge an FIR against the couple and hold an inquiry into the alleged misappropriation of funds. PTI