Medha Patkar, a renowned social activist, has been sentenced to five months of simple imprisonment by a Delhi court in a defamation case that has been ongoing for 24 years.

Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena has requested the court to impose the maximum punishment on Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar in a criminal defamation case.

Medha Patkar, the face of the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), recently faced a setback in court as a Delhi magistrate found her guilty of criminal defamation in a case filed by V K Saxena, the current lieutenant governor of Delhi.