Defamation case filed against MS Dhoni; HC to hear matter on Jan 18

PTC News Desk: A defamation case has been filed in Delhi High Court against ex-Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni. The case has been filed by two former business partners of the cricketer - Mihir Diwakar and his wife Soumya Das.

Earlier, Dhoni had filed a criminal case against both of them for duping him of more than Rs 15 crore.

The couple has now petitioned the High Court for a permanent injunction and damages against Dhoni, several social media platforms, and media companies. According to media reports, the couple has sought that they refrain from making, publishing, or circulating defamatory, false, and malicious statements about them.

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On January 18, a bench led by Justice Prathiba M Singh will hear Dhoni's defamation case. The former business partners of the cricketer, in their plea, have urged the court to restrain him from damaging their reputation concerning the “false allegations”.

Dhoni files case against Diwakar, Soumya 

Dhoni filed the case against Diwakar and Soumya, directors of the sports management company 'Aarka Sports,' in a Ranchi lower court.

According to Dhoni's lawyer Dayanand Singh, the two accused approached the cricketer in 2017 about establishing cricket academies in India and abroad in his name. According to the agreement, Dhoni would receive the full franchise fee, with profits split 70:30 between the cricketer and the partners. However, the accused later began establishing academies without informing Dhoni and did not pay him, according to Singh.

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