Chandigarh, Sept. 17 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann's wife Gurpreet Kaur has filed a criminal defamation complaint before a Chandigarh court against Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leaders Bikram Singh Majithia, Harsimrat kaur Badal and Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira over social media posts and public statements linking her to alleged Rs.5-crore demand to help a rape accused.

The complaint has been filed under Sections 210 (cognisance of offences by magistrate) and 222 (prosecution for defamation) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), invoking Section 356 (defamation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Kaur has sought that the three be summoned and prosecuted for criminal defamation.

Kaur's complaint describes the Se...