India's accused minister files defamation suit amid protests
NEW DELHI (AP) — India's junior external affairs minister filed a criminal case for defamation in court Monday against a woman who has accused him of sexual harassment, his attorney said.
Minister M.J. Akbar filed a case against journalist Priya Ramani, the first of more than a dozen women to allege harassment in recent weeks from his days as a newspaper editor, Akbar's lawyer Sandeep Kapur told The Associated Press.
The move came as dozens of members of the opposition India National Congress party's youth wing clashed with police outside Akbar's New Delhi home, demanding his resignation.
On Sunday, Akbar denied the allegations as "false, baseless and wild."
The string of allegations began with a tweet from Ramani on Oct.