DCW notice to Bharti as wife complains of domestic violence

DCW notice to Bharti as wife complains of domestic violence
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In more embarrassment for AAP, former Delhi Law Minister and party MLA Somnath Bharti was on Wednesday served notices by Delhi Commission for Women after his wife filed a complaint with it alleging domestic violence. DCW chief Barkha Singh said Bharti has been asked to reply to the notices by June 26.

New Delhi: In more embarrassment for AAP, former Delhi Law Minister and party MLA Somnath Bharti was on Wednesday served notices by Delhi Commission for Women after his wife filed a complaint with it alleging domestic violence. DCW chief Barkha Singh said Bharti has been asked to reply to the notices by June 26.


In her complaint, the MLA's wife Lipika Bharti accused him of domestic violence and mental torture. "Me and my children are subject to harassment and torture -- mental, physical and oral -- by my husband Somnath Bharti... There is a persistent threat from my husband and his supporters," her complaint said. Bharti, an MLA from Malviya Nagar is a lawyer by profession.

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