Himayani Puri Files Defamation Suit Over False Epstein Ties

In New Delhi, Himayani Puri, daughter of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, filed a defamation lawsuit in the Delhi High Court on March 16, 2026, seeking Rs 10 crore in damages from several unidentified individuals and online platforms for spreading false claims linking her to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and his criminal activities.

The civil suit accuses the defendants of orchestrating a coordinated online campaign that began around February 22, 2026, to tarnish Puri's reputation as an investment professional with nearly three decades of experience, including work on Wall Street. According to the filing, the campaign involved posts, articles, videos, threads, thumbnails, and captions circulated widely on platforms such as X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, blogs, and digital news portals. These materials allegedly propagated a fabricated narrative of direct or indirect financial, personal, or business connections between Puri and Epstein or his associates.

The suit further details specific false assertions, including claims that Puri's firm, Realm Partners LLC, received funding or financial benefits from Epstein's network, and that she collaborated with Robert...