Punjab cops on his trail, AAP MLA says he feared encounter, denies attack on police | Chandigarh News – The Times of India

PATIALA: Punjab Police’s Anti-Gangster Job Power (AGTF) is main the seek for AAP MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, who launched a video from an undisclosed location on Wednesday, denying any assault on the police crew that had gone to arrest him at a relative’s dwelling in Haryana’s Karnal district on Tuesday.Pathanmajra stated he fled as a result of he feared for his life. Within the video, the first-time MLA from Sanour stated, “My sources in police informed me that my staged police encounter was deliberate. Eight SPs, eight DSPs, 5 SHOs and encounter specialist Bikram Brar amongst a whole lot of cops arrived to nab one MLA. I respect police however I’m upset over false police claims.”Patiala vary DIG Kuldeep Chahal stated the MLA is on the run and police groups are out to nab him. “Patiala SSP will be reached for extra particulars,” he stated, refusing to touch upon Pathanmajra’s allegations. Patiala SSP Varun Sharma didn’t reply to repeated calls and messages.On Tuesday, Patiala Crime Investigation Company (CIA) in cost, Pardeep Bajwa, had stated: “We raided the residence of Pathanmajra’s relative in Haryana. He was arrested. However a gaggle of villagers and a few miscreants pelted stones on the police crew and fired gunshots.”The MLA denied any photographs had been fired, or that police had been attacked in any respect.Karnal Sadar police station investigating officer SI Sri Bhagwan stated: “The Patiala police crew did not inform us about its raids in Dabri. We performed an investigation and located that no firing or stone pelting occurred. There was no confrontation between villagers and police. A case has been registered on the criticism of Patiala Civil Traces SHO however there aren’t any costs like try to homicide,” he informed TOI over telephone.The MLA’s aide, Balwinder Singh, was arrested in Tuesday’s operation, and three pistols had been recovered from his possession, stated police.Pathanmajra faces accusations of sexual exploitation, dishonest, and intimidation, with the complainant alleging a fraudulent marriage and ongoing threats. The FIR was registered at Patiala Civil Traces police station.Earlier than allegedly escaping from custody, Pathanmajra had gone dwell on Fb, alleging a vendetta by the Delhi AAP management and claiming that the FIR towards him and withdrawal of his safety cowl had been retribution for his criticism of the government’s flood administration. MSID:: 123679032 413 |