CK Raut files complaints at three agencies for alleged false news against him

KATHMANDU, Sept 17: Dr CK Raut, chairman of the Janamat Party, has lodged complaints at the District Court, Kathmandu, the Cyber ​​Bureau of Nepal Police and Press Council Nepal alleging that false news has been broadcast against him.

Dr Raut has filed complaints with three agencies of the state for publishing” misleading news” about his family and his wife Soni Sindhu Rani. A complaint has been filed at the District Court Kathmandu against the chairperson and editor of the online news of  Sheersha Khabar Pvt Ltd, Kalpana Dahal, as well as Dinesh Sharma of Fattepur, Saptari, Shyam Kumar Yadav and journalist Baidyanath Yadav.

Sharad Singh, spokesperson for Janamat Party, said that Dr Raut has filed the complaint because of the publication of untrue and misleading news about his family's private affairs.

Raut has stated in his complaint letter that the issues raised by the opposition and published in the media are personal matters filed in court. He has claimed that the news reports about him having an affair with another woman and being caught red-handed multiple times are false, fabricated, and damaging to his reputation.

Raut has also mentioned in the complaint letter that his wife, Soni Sindhu Rani, is not in a stable mental state. He said that she had previously sought a divorce but she has not accepted it now.

Raut filed for divorce from his wife, Sindhu Rani, under the title 'Partition and Divorce' in August, as reported by the court's spokesperson, Ram Sajiwan Mahato.