India, April 24 -- A Delhi court on Friday acquitted former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Somnath Bharti and 17 others in connection with a midnight raid at South Delhi's Khirki Extension in January 2014, allegedly targeting women from African countries.

The judgement was delivered by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Neha Mittal of Rouse Avenue courts.

The court orally noted, "The statements of the victims are deemed to be inadmissible as they did not come to court. Any instance of unlawful assembly could not be proved. The prosecution has failed to prove its case".

The court further said that the delay in registration of the case could also not be proved by the prosecution.

A detailed order of the judgement is awaited.

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