Chronology of the purported midnight raid led by AAP's Somnath Bharti

NEW DELHI: Following is the chronology of events that took place in the case of a purported midnight raid involving AAP MLA Somnath Bharti in which the Delhi Police today filed a supplementary charge sheet and a fresh complaint against him:

* Jan 15-16, 2014: Somnath Bharti-led group allegedly roughs up several African women between 1 AM and 3 AM at Khirki Extension accusing them of being involved in prostitution.

* Jan 19: A Delhi court orders lodging of FIR against unknown persons in connection with the incident.

* Jan 23: Court raps Delhi Police for failing to take action on a Ugandan woman's plea for FIR against unknown persons and seeks status report.

* Jan 25: Police tells court that it would not lodge fresh FIR on a complaint filed by another African woman who claimed she was also molested.

* Jan 29: Court refuses to order lodging of a separate FIR.

* Feb 14: Police files list of witnesses before the court and seeks time to submit full report within a month.

* May 26: Court asks IO to appear before it with final status report.

* Sep 27: Police files charge sheet against Bharti and 17 others under sections 354 (outraging women's modesty), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 147 (rioting) of the IPC.

* Oct 27: Bharti alleges bias in the probe against him and seeks FIR against police.

* Oct 28: Court reserves order on Bharti's plea.

* Nov 3: A magistrate recuses from hearing Bharti's midnight raid case after his counsel's uses "unparliamentary language".

* Nov 5: Another magistrate refuses to hear Bharti's case after his counsel played an audio device without permission.

* Nov 10: Court dismisses Bharti's plea seeking lodging of an FIR against unnamed police personnel.

* Jan 16, 2015: Court issues notice to DCP and gives last chance to investigating officer (IO) to get prosecution sanction against Bharti.

* Mar 27: Police tells court that it is seeking prosecution sanction from competent authority on a priority basis against Bharti.

* Aug 4: Lt Governor Najeeb Jung gives nod to prosecute Bharti in connection with alleged misbehaviour with African women.

* Sep 24: Delhi Government sanctions Bharti's prosecution for alleged involvement in the midnight raid.

* Oct 3: Police files supplementary charge sheet against Bharti and a fresh complaint on obstructing public servants in discharging their duty.