Thane court levies Rs 500 fine on Rahul Gandhi for delay in submitting statement

A Thane court has imposed a fine of Rs 500 on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for the delayed submission of a written statement in a civil defamation case. The case was filed by RSS activist Vivek Champanerkar, who sought damages of Rs 1 from Gandhi for connecting the RSS with the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh.