AAP MLA Somnath Bharti's Conviction In Assault Case Upheld By Delhi Court

In January this year, the controversial MLA was convicted and sentenced for assaulting AIIMS security staff in 2016.

AAP MLA Somnath Bharti's conviction and two-year jail sentence in an assault case have been upheld by a Delhi sessions court. Mr Bharti had filed an appeal against the magistrate's order earlier this year. In January this year, the controversial MLA was convicted and sentenced for assaulting AIIMS security staff in 2016. The prosecution had said that Mr Bharti, along with his supporters, had demolished a boundary wall of AIIMS in 2016, using a construction machine. The magistrate's court had convicted the MLA saying it was of "the considered view that the prosecution has duly proved its case beyond all reasonable doubt against Somnath Bharti."