Hansika Motwani has taken legal action against her estranged sister-in-law Muskan Nancy James by filing a defamation suit in a Mumbai sessions court, marking the latest development in a family dispute. The actor has sought damages of Rs. 2 crores, a public apology, and a court directive restraining James from making further statements against her.
The suit, filed through advocate Adnan Shaikh, alleges that James made defamatory accusations on social media, including claims of domestic violence involving Hansika and her brother Prashant Motwani. Motwani maintains that these allegations are baseless and have caused reputational harm. The dispute revolves around an alleged financial transaction, with Motwani claiming that Muskan borrowed Rs. 27 lakhs during her marriage to Prashant and has failed to repay the amount despite repeated follow-ups. This has led to the belief that the allegations may have been made to avoid repayment of the loan.
This legal conflict follows an earlier FIR lodged by Muskan Nancy James against her husband and Hansika Motwani, where James accused them of harassment, cruelty, and interference in her marriage, along with claims related to demands made during wedding functions. In response, Hansika has denied any involvement, maintaining that she was not part of the couple’s household and had limited interaction with their personal matters. In addition to the civil suit, Hansika Motwani has also pursued criminal defamation proceedings against Muskan Nancy James before a magistrate’s court in Andheri. She had earlier approached the Bombay High Court seeking to quash the FIR filed against her, with the court issuing notice on her plea.
A statement issued on her behalf emphasized that she had been wrongly implicated in the dispute and subjected to sustained defamatory coverage, reiterating that her involvement in her brother’s marriage was minimal and that the allegations lack judicial backing. The matter, which stems from the strained marriage between Prashant Motwani and Muskan Nancy James, is now expected to come up for hearing before the Dindoshi sessions court in due course.
