CHANDIGARH: AAP MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra on Tuesday allegedly escaped police custody after being arrested earlier today, sources said. He was arrested by Punjab Police from Karnal in Haryana.
Pathanmajra had revolted against his party and government and held Delhi leaders responsible for floods in Punjab. He had accused Delhi leaders of looting Punjab. Following his statement, CM Bhagwant Mann had ordered to withdraw his security and he was booked in an old case of rape on the basis of complaint by his second wife.
Sources said that before the arrest, Pathanmajra had reportedly taken shelter at the residence of his relative Gurnam Singh Laadi, an elected member of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC), in Dabri village.
However, as soon as the police entered, the legislator had already fled by climbing up the wall of the house and later, with the help of locals, probably his relatives.
According to an FIR filed in the matter, Pathanmajra was booked on charges of rape, cheating, and criminal intimidation.
The case was registered on a complaint by a Zirakpur-based woman, who alleged that the MLA misrepresented himself as divorced, entered into a relationship with her, and later married in 2021 while still being married.