Court frames charges of molestation against AAP leader Somnath Bharti

A court here framed charges of molestation and trespass against Delhi's former Law Minister Somnath Bharti, paving the way for trial in a case lodged after the Malviya Nagar MLA barged into the homes of nine Ugandan nationals in Khirki Extension, along with some followers, on the intervening night of January 15-16, 2014.

After Bharti and others pleaded not guilty and claimed trial, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Samar Vishal posted the matter to September 4 for recording the statement of the prosecution witnesses.

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The Patiala House Court in Delhi had on June 29 ordered that charges be framed against Bharti and 16 others in the case

The court framed charges against Bharti under various IPC sections, including rioting, molestation, wrongful confinement, outraging a woman's modesty, assault and criminal trespass.