Somnath Bharti would assault his wife, cops to Delhi HC

The police on Friday alleged in the Delhi High Court that AAP leader Somnath Bharti, who was the law minister in the Delhi government, used to harass and assault his wife Lipika Mitra, who has sought cancellation of his bail in a domestic violence case.

The submission was made by the Delhi Police before Justice I S Mehta, who is hearing Mitra’s plea seeking cancellation of Bharti’s bail on several grounds, including that the trial court had not applied its mind while granting the relief to the AAP legislator.

The police filed its affidavit following the court’s direction, and also submitted that AIIMS medical board has opined that the scars on the woman’s body could be due to dog bites and burn injuries.

“Somnath Bharti used to harass, beat and abuse the petitioner (wife) from the very beginning of the marriage, despite having knowledge about the frail health conditions of the petitioner. The medical record produced by the petitioner was examined and verified and it shows that she was suffering from diabetes and hypertension at the time of pregnancy,” it said.

The MLA, who was granted bail on October 7, 2015, had denied the allegations levelled against him by his wife.

Mitra had moved the …read more