AAP MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra Claims Threat of ‘Staged Encounter’

Patiala, Punjab: Punjab Police’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) is searching for AAP MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra (Sanour constituency), who posted a video from an undisclosed location alleging a fake encounter plot against him.

Key Details

• Pathanmajra said he escaped arrest as he feared being killed in a staged police encounter.
• He claimed hundreds of cops, including 8 SPs, 8 DSPs, and encounter specialist Bikram Brar, were deployed to nab him.
• Police denied his allegations but confirmed he is on the run.

Conflicting Versions of Raid

Police claim: When they raided his relative’s home in Karnal (Haryana), villagers attacked with stones and fired shots.

Local police (Karnal Sadar): Found no evidence of firing or stone-pelting. Only a complaint case has been filed, with no attempt-to-murder charges.

Other Developments

His aide Balwinder Singh was arrested with three pistols.

Pathanmajra faces serious allegations including sexual exploitation, cheating, and intimidation in an FIR lodged in Patiala.

Before his alleged escape, he went live on Facebook, accusing Delhi AAP leadership of vendetta politics for his criticism of the govt’s flood management.

Significance

This case mixes criminal charges, political vendetta claims, and police credibility issues, making it a high-profile law-and-order controversy in Punjab.