The SDJM court here on Friday recorded the statement of former DGP Sanjeev Marik in the Rs 50-lakh civil defamation case he had filed against former police IG and ex-MP Anadi Sahu.

Marik said Sahu tried to tarnish his image by branding him as corrupt. "Sahu's charges are baseless. He accused me of having links with gangster brothers Sushil and Sushant Dhal Samant to garner cheap publicity," said the former DGP told mediapersons outside the court.