New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- A Delhi court on Friday formally framed charges against two accused in the alleged attack on Chief Minister Rekha Gupta while issuing a series of procedural and protective directions to ensure the smooth conduct of the trial.

Additional Sessions Judge Ekta Gauba Mann of the Tis Hazari Courts recorded that both accused, Sakriya Rajeshbhai Khimjibhai and Tahsin Raza Rafiullah Shaikh, were produced from judicial custody and have been charged in terms of the court's earlier order dated December 20, 2025. Both accused pleaded not guilty and claimed trial.

Taking note of the Chief Minister's status as a sitting public functionary and a woman, the court directed that her testimony be recorded through in-camera proceedings...