A Delhi court acquitted former AAP MLA Somnath Bharti in the 2014 assault case involving women from African countries. The court held that witness statements were inadmissible and the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond doubt. Bharti, then Delhi law minister, had claimed the women were involved in illegal activities.
Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court acquitted former Law Minister Somnath Bharti and 16 others in the 2014 Khirki Extension raid case. The prosecution had alleged assault and harassment of women of African origin after a controversial late-night raid. With the court ruling in favour of the accused, the long-running matter has effectively ended after years of proceedings.
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