India, March 31 -- The cross-examination of complainant and witness Satyaki Savarkar in the defamation case linked to Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was partially conducted on Tuesday before the MP/MLA special court in Pune, and has been deferred till April 8.

The case arises from a complaint filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his alleged remarks during a speech in London. Defence counsel advocate Milind Pawar cross-examined the witness on documents, media reports and the basis of the complaint.

During Tuesday's proceedings, the defence questioned Savarkar on documentary and digital evidence submitted on record. He admitted that one of the newspaper documents was a photocopy. He also told the court that he had stored the video of...