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New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): The Saket District Court of Delhi on Friday convicted Narmada Bachao Andolan activist Medha Patkar in a 2001 defamation case filed by VK Saxena, who is now Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG). The Metropolitan Magistrate Raghav Sharma convicted Medha Patkar under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code(IPC) and said it has been proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused/Medha Patkar published the imputations with the intent and knowledge that they would harm the reputation of the complainant and, therefore, committed an offence punishable under Section 500 of the …