Indian minister acknowledges meetings with Jeffrey Epstein, denies wrongdoing

Hardeep Puri, a minister in the Indian government, has acknowledged meeting the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein several times. Puri said the meetings occurred as part of an official delegation and that he realized Epstein's character, denying any personal wrongdoing.

This came after opposition leader Rahul Gandhi raised the issue in parliament, questioning why businessman Anil Ambani, whose name also appears in the released documents, was not in jail. The Indian government has dismissed the documents as 'trashy ruminations'.