Former Pune Police Commissioner Gulabrao Pol today sent a legal notice to journalist Ashish Khaitan and Outlook Magazine editor Krishna Prasad threatning to file a Rs 100 crore defamation suit against the publication.<br /><br />Addressing a joint press conference here today, Pol along with his lawyer Harshad Nimbalkar said that he had sent a legal notice seeking an apology within the 15 days, failing which he would file a defamation suit in the Pune Court.<br /><br />'The allegation made by magazine against me is baseless, there was no 'planchet' (ouija board) used in the Dhabolkar murder investigation and we will file a defamation case seeking compensation of Rs 100 crore,'Pol stated.<br /><br />The magazine had published a news article against Pol, alleging that he had hired a 'tantrik' to help investigate the murder of rationalist and anti-superstiton activist Narendra Dhabolkar.<br /><br />Further, Pol has also threatened to file a criminal case against Khaitan and Prasad under sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code, if they fail to tender a public apology in all leading newspapers across the country.<br /><br />'That article (Outlook's) has damaged the reputation of a former Police Commissioner who has solved a number of sensational cases and put many criminals behind bars during his tenure. Khaitan and Prasad have published the article just to gain cheap publicity,' Nimbalkar alleged<br /><br /><br />For More information on this news visit: http://www.itvnewsindia.com/<br />For More information on this news, visit: http://www.indianews.ind.in/<br />Connect with us on Social platform at: http://www.facebook.com/IndiaNewsTV<br />Subscribe to our You Tube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/itvnewsindia<br />Connect with us on Social platform at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/India-News/371196196360607
