Latest update | Mohali court issues arrest warrant against BJP's Tajinder Bagga
Chandigarh, May 7: The Mohali court on Saturday issued a fresh arrest warrant against BJP leader BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga. The Punjab Police have been directed to arrest the BJP leader and produce him in the court.
The arrest warrant was issued by the Court of Judicial Magistrate Ravtesh Inderjit Singh.
"Whereas Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, s/o Pritpal Singh, r/o B-1/170, Janak Puri New Delhi stands charged with the offence punishable U/Sec 153-A, 505, 505 (2), 506 IPC. You are hereby directed to arrest the said Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga and to produce him before me," the judge said in the order. The next date for the case is May 23.
Earlier, the Punjab Police had booked Tajinder Bagga on the 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.
The FIR registered on April 1 referred to Tajinder Bagga's remarks on March 30, when he was part of a BJP youth wing protest outside the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Earlier in the day, BJP MP and party youth wing chief Tejasvi Surya meets Delhi unit spokesperson Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, who was arrested a day ago by the Punjab Police, and released hours later after intervention by Delhi and Haryana cops.
Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta alleged that Aam Admi party (AAP)-led government in Punjab misused the state police force to arrest BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga on the intervening nights of Friday and Saturday. He said the BJP workers would fight against the "Duryodhanpan" and "arrogance" of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
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BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga on Friday termed his detention by the Punjab Police as "illegal" and said he would keep fighting until Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal apologised for his comments on Kashmiri Pandits.
Bagga on Saturday claimed that the Punjab Police had barged into his home in large numbers and arrested him "as they do it with a terrorist". He said, "I was not shown any warrant. When nearly eight persons picked me up, I told them to let me tie my turban. They did not give me the chance to wear the turban and slippers. I was thrown into the vehicle. I was kidnapped by the Punjab police. The local police were also not informed. Nearly 50 policemen came as they do it with a terrorist," he added.
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Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga[/caption]
"Nearly 10 police vehicles had come which could be seen in the CCTV footage. It is an attempt to give a message that whosoever speaks against Arvind Kejriwal would be the biggest terrorist and not spared," said Bagga.
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Earlier in April, Bagga had claimed that the Punjab police officials reached his home while he was in Lucknow to arrest him without informing the Delhi Police.
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Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga was arrested by Punjab Police on May 6.[/caption]
-PTC News
