On Friday, a Delhi court acquitted Somnath Bharti, a former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA, along with 17 others, in connection with a midnight raid that occurred in January 2014 at Khirki Extension, South Delhi. The raid allegedly targeted women from African countries, with claims that they were involved in illegal activities. The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Neha Mittal stated that the prosecution failed to prove its case, particularly because the victims did not appear in court to testify. The court noted that any claims of unlawful assembly could not be substantiated, and the delay in filing the case was also not established. The initial FIR was lodged after a Ugandan woman filed a plea on January 18, 2014, seeking action against unknown individuals involved in the incident. Bharti had previously faced charges under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including rioting and molestation, but the court found insufficient evidence to proceed with the trial.