MS Dhoni sued for defamation by former business partners
Two former business partners of former Team India cricket captain MS Dhoni have filed a defamation case against the cricketer in the Delhi High Court.
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The plea is listed for hearing on January 18 before Justice Prathiba M Singh.
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Plaintiffs and former business partners Mihit Diwakar along with his wife Soumya Das filed a request for a permanent injunction and damages against Dhoni, social media platforms, and media houses.
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They asked the high court to prevent them from creating, disseminating, or publishing statements that are malicious, defamatory, or ex facie false about them, as per media reports.
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As per the plaint, the defendants are prohibited from harming the plaintiffs' reputation in connection with Dhoni's fictitious claims about alleged gains of Rs 15 crores and contract violations.
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Dhoni recently filed a criminal case against Diwakar and Das claiming that they duped him of around Rs 16 crore by not honoring a contract to establish cricket academies, his lawyer said.
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A lower court in Ranchi has received the case, which is directed at two directors of the sports management firm Aarka Sports, according to media reports.
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Dhoni's representatives said they have filed a criminal case on behalf of the cricketer in a competent court in Ranchi against Aarka Sports directors Mihir Diwakar and Soumya Das.
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The case has been filed under Section 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code.
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MS Dhoni is the third Indian captain to lead India against Pakistan in the ODI World Cup in the year 2011 and 2015.
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In 2017, to open cricket academies across the world in the cricketer's name, Diwakar had reportedly signed a deal with Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
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However, Diwakar allegedly did not stick to the conditions mentioned in the agreement, which also included the opening of a cricket academy, according to the complaint.
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On August 15, 2021, the cricketer withdrew the authorization letter for Aarka Sports and sent several legal notices to the firm.