Saibaba Temple trustee to file defamation case against miscreants

Mumbai, June 7 (UNI) A trustee of Saibaba Temple at Shirdi K C Pandey today said he will file a defamation case against some local miscreants who are maligning his name by spreading rumours against him.

Talking to reporters here, Mr Pandy, a former Navy personnel and in-charge of security at the Temple, said ''On May 29, the security of Sai Baba temple in Shirdi found 5 live bullets in the donation box and since he is in-charge of security at the temple he went to the spot. On arrival, he saw some people were giving interviews to the electronic media and accused him of being a traitor, who sold army secrets to enemies and a member of the Pak-based Inter Services Intelligence (ISI).'' ''Some local miscreants are trying to malign his name by spreading rumours against him,'' he reiterated.

''There cannot be any bigger insult to a soldier, other than he being called a traitor,'' Mr Pandey said.

''I will approach the court for justice and file a defamation case against Kailash Kote and Abhay Shelke, who have tried to defame him through media interviews,'' he added.

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