The FIR was lodged at Malviya Nagar police station, but Bharti’s name is not mentioned in the report. Metropolitan magistrate Chetna Singh had earlier directed that video footage of the incident be shown to the foreign nationals for identification. ‘We would name Bharti in FIR only if he is identified by the complainants,’ said a police official.
Television footage on news channels had shown Bharti asking police officers to conduct the raid, saying he had received complaints of drugs and prostitution racket in that area. The women, however, refuted the charge. The court ordered the registration of FIR under sections 451 (house trespass), 427 (mischief), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of IPC. The women - two Nigerians and two Ugandans - had approached the court on Saturday with the application seeking registration of FIR before chief metropolitan magistrate, who refused to accept the application and directed them to approach the police for the same.
The magistrate told them that in case police turns down their request, they can file an appropriate application before the court. They had alleged in their petition that they were subjected to a cavity search during their medical examination at AIIMS.
They also complained that the minister and his people had asked them in public to give urine samples.
The women had earlier approached the Malviya Nagar police station seeking action against the men who had allegedly roughed them between 1 AM and 3 AM on the intervening night of 15-16 January.
When asked about the matter, Bharti said, ‘The whole incident would have been recorded by the TV cameras present there. I don’t think any of our workers hit anyone there or said anything to anyone.’
On the other hand, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has demanded suspension of police officials in the matter by 10.30 am on Monday, failing which he would sit on a dharna outside the North Block office of union home minister.