Kamal Ghorui
NEW DELHI: Delhi HC Monday ended criminal proceedings against Godfrey Phillips India CMD Bina Modi, her personal security guard Surendra Prasad, and senior lawyer Lalit Bhasin in connection with the alleged assault on her son Samir during a board meeting in 2024, after Samir withdrew the charges.Samir, appearing through video conference, informed Justice Saurabh Banerjee that he had withdrawn the complaint against his mother and the two others, who had moved the HC seeking relief following a settlement between them and Samir.The Saket court had, on Feb 10, summoned the three accused to appear on May 7. As per the prosecution, Samir went to the Godfrey Phillips India office to attend a board meeting as executive director on May 30, 2024. He alleged that Prasad stopped him from entering the boardroom on Bina’s instructions and assaulted him when he insisted; he claimed his right-hand index finger was broken and filed an FIR in June 2024.On March 1, 2025, police filed a chargesheet naming Prasad as the prime accused, while clearing Bina and Bhasin for lack of sufficient evidence.
