Delhi court discharges AAP MLA Sharad Kumar Chauhan in abetment to suicide case

The case pertained to the suicide of one female named whose name has not been disclosed to conceal her identity. The female was said to be a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. 

NEW DELHI: The Rouse Avenue District Court discharged AAP MLA Sharad Kumar Chauhan in an abetment to suicide case and took note of the fact that there was no prima facie evidence against him on the same. 

The case pertained to the suicide of one female named whose name has not been disclosed to conceal her identity. The female was said to be a member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). An FIR was filed on 20.07.2016 at PS Narela under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) on the basis of a written statement made by one Ajay, who posed to be another member of AAP. 

Ajay claimed he was told by the deceased that she had consumed some poisonous substance because of the false allegations of extortion of money and a flat levelled against her and further as she could not get justice. Thereafter, Ajay talked to one Pratap who told him in turn that they were taking the deceased to Satyawadi Raja Harish Chandra Hospital (SRHC) and then Ajay had directly reached the hospital. The woman was then referred to LNJP hospital where she passed away during the treatment.