Mumbai: A 25-year-old woman has filed a civil suit in a Mumbai court against BJP’s Gorakhpur MP Ravi Kishan, claiming he is her biological father. The woman, identified as Shinova, urged the court to declare her as the biological daughter of the actor-politician, born out of his relationship with Aparna Soni. She has also requested a DNA test to validate her claim.
In her suit, Shinova sought a permanent injunction restraining Kishan from refusing to accept her as his biological daughter. This legal action comes after an FIR was lodged against Soni and others in Uttar Pradesh after she publicly disclosed Kishan as her biological father.
The FIR, filed by Kishan’s wife Priti Shukla in Lucknow, accuses Soni of demanding ₹20 crore and threatening to falsely accuse Kishan of rape. However, Soni, along with her husband Rajesh Soni and daughter Shinova, has approached the Bombay High Court to quash the FIR, arguing that it lacks substance and is based on false allegations.
Their legal team contends that the FIR is an abuse of the legal process and lacks merit. They argue that the notice issued by Soni to Kishan asserting the biological relationship between him and Shinova does not amount to extortion or any criminal offense. Furthermore, they assert that the FIR’s jurisdiction in Lucknow is unjustified, as all involved parties primarily reside in Mumbai.
Soni’s legal representatives emphasize that the FIR is an attempt to silence her and her family from asserting Shinova’s rights as Kishan’s biological daughter. They highlight that Soni had initiated legal proceedings in a Mumbai court seeking official recognition of Shinova as Kishan’s daughter.
The civil suit filed in the Dindoshi court in Malad seeks to declare Shinova as Kishan’s biological child, born out of his relationship with Soni. Soni argues that the FIR is a retaliatory measure against her legal action to establish Shinova’s rights.
Soni has requested the Bombay High Court to quash the FIR and stay further proceedings pending the court’s decision. The court is expected to hear both the paternity matter and the quashing of the FIR matter in its next session later this week.
