AAP MLA Somnath Bharti booked

September 11, 2016 18:47

In fresh trouble, AAP MLA Somnath Bharti has been booked for allegedly inciting a crowd to damage AIIMS' fence and misbehaving with the hospital's security personnel but the former Delhi Minister has denied

the charges.

The chief security officer of AIIMS gave a written complaint on September 9 stating that "Bharti provoked the mob to damage the fence of the hospital with JCB at Gautam Nagar Nallah road in order to give access to unauthorised persons inside AIIMS property and also misbehaved with security personnel" At around 9.45 AM, said a senior police officer

today.

The medical examination of six security personnel was done and a case under IPC sections 147 (punishment for rioting), 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon), 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of his public

functions), 353 (assault or use of criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty) and 3/4 Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act has been registered at Hauz Khas police station, added the officer.

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