Defamation suits filed against 9 including Sowjanya’s parents, Timarody

Defamation suits filed against 9 including Sowjanya’s parents, Timarody

Mangalore Today News Network

Belthangady, Nov 19, 2013 : Defamation suits have been filed in a court here on November 18, Monday against a total of nine persons including the parents of Sowjanya, her uncle and Prajaprabhutva Vedike President who are fighting for justice in the Sowjanya rape and murder case.

The defamation suits have been filed separately by Dheeraj Kella, Uday Jain and Mallik Jain who have been named accused in the case.

The petitions filed by the three  mentioned that the publishing of their photos  along with the photograph of Sowjanya lying dead in a semi nude state, in the media as well as social networking sites, thereby projecting them as accused, has  tarnished their image and that the society was looking them  with an eye of suspicion.

They also contended that unnecessary allegations were hurled against them in the case.

Those hurling the allegations could have furnished evidences if any before the investigation officers or the court  to prove  their charges, but instead  they were making unnecessary allegations merely for the sake of publicity, the petitioners said and pleaded for action against  Sowjanya’s parents Chandappa Gowda, Kusumavathi, uncle Vittal Gowda, Prajaprabhutva Vedike President Mahesh Shetty Timarody, a private TV channel, its anchor, owner as well as programme co-ordinators.