September 20, 2024

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Domestic violence to molestation: Allegations in opposition to Somnath Bharti

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Earlier this morning, AAP MLA Somnath Bharti flew right into a rage and dished out a loss of life menace to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath after an unidentified individual hurled ink at him whereas he was haranguing cops who had detained him in a guesthouse.
Bharti had reached the guesthouse final evening and was all set to go to authorities colleges in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli when the cops stopped him shifting out. A heated altercation ensued whereby Bharti threatened the cops of getting them sacked from their jobs.
As Bharti continued badgering the cops to let him go to the federal government colleges, an unknown man hurled ink on the AAP chief and managed to flee away. The incident raised Somnath’s hackles and he resorted to issuing threats to UP CM Yogi Adityanath.
“Nothing is going to happen from this. Yogi Adityanath’s death is assured. You have helped the attacker escape. You need to understand this. Tell Yogi Adityanath he would not achieve anything from such attacks,” mentioned Somnath Bharti whereas giving a mouthful to cops.
Apparently, Bharti, together with senior AAP leaders comparable to Arvind Kejriwal and Sanjay Singh, alleged that the assault was carried out on the behest of UP CM Yogi Adityanath, who was afraid of the AAP MLA’s go to to the federal government colleges that will ‘expose’ to halt the AAP MLA from ‘exposing’ the state of presidency colleges in Uttar Pradesh.
Bharti was despatched to judicial custody for 14 days after he was seen misbehaving with on-duty cops and issuing loss of life threats to UP CM Yogi Adityanath.
Nevertheless, this isn’t the primary time that AAP chief Somnath Bharti has embroiled himself in an avoidable controversy. There have been a number of incidents up to now when the Malviya Nagar MLA has acquired himself in scorching water and embarrassed himself and his celebration.
Bharti and his canine accused of home violence by spouse Lipika
The former Law Minister of Delhi, Somnath Bharti and his pet canine ‘Don’ have been accused of home violence by his spouse Lipika in 2015. She had then alleged that Somnath Bharti had unleashed canines on her when she was pregnant and inflicted on her grave psychological and bodily torture. Lipika had alleged that Don had bitten her on the instructions of her husband Somnath Bharti.
Additionally, she had additionally alleged in her criticism to the Delhi Women Commission that Bharti had compelled her to go for abortion when she had turn into pregnant for the third time and he or she had as soon as tried to surrender her life by slitting her wrist to finish the ceaseless torture meted out by Bharti on her.
In her criticism, Lipika had levelled severe fees in opposition to Somnath Bharti, accusing him of home violence, psychological torture, dowry and forgery in opposition to him. The couple had reportedly met on Shaadi.com and Bharti had allegedly lied to her that he owned a global regulation agency, the criticism talked about.
After a criticism was lodged, Somnath Bharti and his pet canine ‘Don’ was summoned to look earlier than the police at Dwarka North police station.
#WATCH Somnath Bharti’s canine Don, summoned with Bharti within the home violence case to Dwarka North police stationhttps://t.co/4VwGIZrg6u— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2015
However, a metropolis court docket gave Don a clear chit the identical 12 months, stating that the allegation of the canine biting Lipika was unfounded.
Khirki extension raid: Court orders framing of molestation fees in opposition to Somnath Bharti
In July 2018, a Delhi court docket ordered framing of fees in opposition to former Delhi regulation minister Somnath Bharti in connection together with his alleged involvement within the 2014 midnight raid at Khirki Extension in New Delhi.
The fees have been framed for the offences of molestation, assault, menace, selling enmity, rioting and others below the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The fees below sections 147/149 (rioting), 354 (molestation), 354C (voyeurism), 342 (wrongful confinement), 506 (prison intimidation), 143 (illegal meeting), 509 (outraging a girl’s modesty), 153A (selling enmity between two teams or religions), 323 (assault), 452 (home trespass), 427 (prison trespass) and 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public capabilities) of the IPC have been framed in opposition to the accused.
An FIR was lodged within the case on court docket’s path after one of many victims of the assault, a Ugandan lady, had filed a plea on January 18, 2014. She had sought lodging of a prison case in opposition to unknown individuals within the incident.
On the intervening evening of 15-16 January 2014, a mob allegedly led by AAP chief Somnath Bharti and 16 others reached Khirki Extension, Malviya Nagar and purportedly assaulted Ugandan ladies residing in rented lodging there.
Somnath Bharti asks a girl journalist to turn into a prostitute
In addition to the aforementioned incidents, Somnath Bharti was additionally concerned in yet one more incident the place he shunned his ethical propriety and requested a girl journalist to turn into a prostitute.
In November 2018, whereas interacting with a feminine journalist Ranjana from Sudarshan News, Bharti misplaced his cool. He requested her to ‘stop doing bh*dwagiri’ adopted by directing her to turn into a prostitute.
Somnath Bharti was talking on the incident the place a person allegedly threw pink chilli powder on Delhi chief Arvind Kejriwal. He acquired private with the journalist, following which he threatened that the channel will shut down after 2019, “yeh bh*dwagiri chalegi nahin, 2019 ka intezar kar lo.”
When the journalist reminded him to keep up dignity whereas talking, he accused the journalist of misbehaving on digicam. When the journalist requested him to apologise, he accused her of performing like a intermediary for the BJP. He then requested her to cease doing the ‘bh*dwagiri’ and ‘dh*ndhe pe baith jao‘, which in crude Hindi is akin to asking her to turn into a prostitute.