Hardeep Singh Puri’s daughter filed a defamation case

Petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri’s daughter has filed a defamation case in the Delhi High Court to remove online content linking her to convicted sex offender and paedophile Jefferey Epstein. Himayani Puri has also sought Rs 10 crore in damages and a permanent injunction against several social media entities.

Puri alleged before the court that several online posts have falsely claimed that she had a financial or network association with Epstein or his criminal activities.

Urging the court for the removal of such online content, she sought a direction from the court to the social media intermediaries like Google, X, Meta, and LinkedIn to take down similar defamatory statements when brought to their notice.(UPDATED ON 16TH MARCH 2026)