Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann’s wife Gurpreet Kaur has filed a criminal defamation complaint before a Chandigarh court against Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leaders Bikram Singh Majithia, Harsimrat kaur Badal and Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira over social media posts and public statements linking her to alleged ₹ 5-crore demand to help a rape accused.
Kaur’s plea further names Khaira, saying he circulated posts, videos and a graphic poster on social media platforms. A portion of the statement is reproduced in the complaint, along with the social media link and the downloaded video. It also observed that the material appeared to have been posted without its authenticity being ascertained.
It refers to a September 2 post and a video which, according to Kaur, contained fabricated CCTV footage showing her at a restaurant. In her criminal complaint, Kaur also named Harsimrat over a video posted on September 8.
It says the footage was presented as part of a narrative against her. The court, while passing the interim order, said Kaur had established a prima facie case and that the posts, videos and photographs before it did not appear to be supported by cogent proof.
