Panaji, Sept 29 (PTI) A court in Goa on Monday restrained AAP MP Sanjay Singh from making any statement against Chief Minister Pramod Sawant's wife pending a civil defamation suit filed by her over his past remarks against her.

Sulakshana Sawant, a BJP member, had filed a defamation suit seeking Rs 100 crore in damages from Singh, who had accused her of being involved in corruption.

"The defendant himself or through his associates, representatives, supporters, agents or any other person acting through him, is restrained from making public statements maligning the image of the plaintiff similar to the nature of the statements made in the present case and pertaining to the subject matter of the present case till the suit is decided on merits," ad-hoc civil judge (senior division), Bicholim

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