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Punjab AAP MLA Harmeet Singh Dhillon Pathanmajra, who fled his relative’s house in Karnal’s Dabri village on Tuesday minutes before his arrest in an alleged rape case, released a video on Wednesday from an unidentified location, denying any attack on the police team that had gone to arrest him at a relative's home in Haryana's Karnal district. He further claimed that the Punjab Police was planning “to eliminate him in a fake encounter.”

He criticised the massive crackdown, alleging that nearly 400-500 personnel, including 8-10 superintendents of police, several deputy SPs, and a dozen SHOs, had been deployed merely to portray him as a gangster.

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In the video, the first-time MLA from Sanour said, "My sources in the police told me that my staged police encounter was planned. Eight SPs, eight DSPs, five SHOs and encounter specialist Bikram Brar among hundreds of cops arrived to nab one MLA. I respect the police but I am disappointed over false police claims."

He accused a “Delhi lobby” within the party of targeting him and urged fellow Punjab MLAs to resist “outside interference destabilising the state.” Questioning the police action, he asked whether he had confronted them, scuffled, or fired any gunshot, while alleging that the force was “acting on Delhi leaders’ directions.” Invoking history, he said, “If invaders like Abdali couldn’t scare Punjab, how can Delhi’s leaders suppress us?” 

He further claimed that Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) DSP Bikramjit Brar was pursuing him and camping in Karnal, even as police sources confirmed that the AGTF, tasked with operations against gangsters and notorious criminals, had been deployed to track the MLA using CCTV footage and mobile locations.

Punjab AAP MLA Harmeet Singh Dhillon Pathanmajra Rape Case Update

1. Pathanmajra was arrested in Dabri village of Karnal district on Tuesday in connection with an FIR filed by a Zirakpur woman.

2. The woman accused him of rape, cheating, and criminal intimidation.

3. She alleged that he misrepresented himself as divorced, entered into a relationship, and married her in 2021 while still married.

4. Further allegations include sexual exploitation, threats, and sending obscene material.

5. Pathanmajra denied the charges, calling them politically motivated and blaming AAP’s Delhi leadership for misusing the Punjab government against him.

6. His lawyer, Simranjeet Singh Saggu, termed the case baseless, stating the complainant admitted in court to a live-in relationship.

7. Patiala CIA in-charge Pardeep Bajwa said he was arrested at a relative’s house, but villagers and unidentified individuals attacked police with stones and gunfire, enabling his escape.

8. He fled with supporters in SUVs, injuring a policeman in the process.

9. Police later seized one vehicle and arrested an accomplice with three weapons, but Pathanmajra remains on the run.

10. The Anti-Gangster Task Force and police units are actively searching for him.

11. Conflicting reports emerged: Karnal Police denied evidence of gunfire, suggesting it may have been “air shots.”

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12. After the FIR, Pathanmajra went live on Facebook, criticising the Punjab government and accusing AAP’s Delhi leadership of undue interference.

13. He also targeted a senior IAS officer for ignoring flood-related issues, though AAP leaders claimed he raised these concerns only after learning about possible police action.