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In a high-voltage drama, a Delhi Police team took the custody of BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga in Kurukshetra from the Punjab cops, who had arrested him from his home in the national capital on Friday.
The Punjab Police team was stopped in Kurukshetra’s Pipli, with a Haryana Police official saying they had information that Bagga was “forcibly” picked up from his residence.
A Delhi Police team reached Kurukshetra, took Bagga’s custody and left for the national capital, a Kurukshetra police official said over the phone. Earlier in the day, the Delhi Police lodged a case of kidnapping after the leader’s arrest.
Tajinder Bagga arrest | SSP SAS Nagar (Punjab) writes to SSP Kurukshetra (Haryana) that “police party stopped by Haryana Police”. He, in his letter, states that it “tantamounts to illegal detention & interference in admn of criminal justice system” & asks that they be released. pic.twitter.com/DZt1rOBllt
— ANI (@ANI) May 6, 2022
There is a proper video recording (of his arrest). An FIR is registered with us at cybercrime Mohali. We served proper notice and arrested him as he didn’t join the probe. We arrested him at 9 am today, Manpreet Singh, SP Rural, SAS Nagar, Punjab told ANI on the arrest of BJP’s Tajinder Bagga
#WATCH | Team of Delhi Police leaves with BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga from Thanesar Sadar Police station in Haryana’s Kurukshetra
Bagga was arrested by Punjab Police today from Delhi. pic.twitter.com/rAn21Z24p5
— ANI (@ANI) May 6, 2022
Last month, the Punjab Police had booked Bagga on charges of making provocative statements, promoting enmity and criminal intimidation. The case was registered on a complaint of AAP leader Sunny Ahluwalia, a resident of Mohali.
AAP has slammed the BJP over the arrest , party leader Saurabh Bhardwaj, AAP was quoted as saying by ANI, Tajinder Bagga tweets to instigate violence in Punjab; it means BJP leaders in Delhi trying to spread communal violence in Punjab. Punjab Police working to maintain peace in the state. Public is seeing Delhi Police &Haryana Police trying to protect such gundas.
