BJP’s Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, whose arrested on Friday led to a showdown between two events and police forces of three states, has been granted safety by a court docket in Delhi. Bagga mentioned his detention by Punjab police was “illegal” and that he’ll proceed to battle till Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal apologises for his remarks in direction of Kashmiri Pandits.
Bagga, who can be the nationwide secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, was held in reference to a case registered towards him in Mohali final month, the Punjab Police mentioned. The AAP authorities in Punjab claimed that he was arrested for attempting to stoke communal pressure and violence within the border state and rejected the BJP’s cost of vendetta.
After taking Bagga’s custody, Delhi Police introduced him again from Kurukshetra and produced him at a Metropolitan Magistrate’s Gurgaon residence on Friday evening.
Around midnight, he was launched and allowed to move house. His advocate Sanket Gupta, who accompanied him, mentioned: “As per his MLC (medico-legal case) report, he suffered an injury on his back and shoulder during the incident.”
“After a long day, Bagga was produced before the duty magistrate, and duty magistrate perused the medical records and it was found that he had suffered an injury to his back and shoulder. Bagga expressed apprehension that this sort of incident could happen again tomorrow or day after tomorrow,” Gupta mentioned.
The court docket took cognizance of this and requested the SHO to make sure ample safety for Bagga and his father, the complainant, Gupta mentioned.
A group of Punjab Police officers picked Bagga from his West Delhi residence on Friday morning and have been taking him to Mohali when the cavalcade was intercepted by Haryana Police in Kurukshetra who took them to Thanesar Police Station. From there, the Delhi Police took over his custody and introduced him again to the nationwide capital.
The Haryana Police mentioned it held up the Punjab Police group carrying Bagga after an FIR was filed by their Delhi Police counterpart based mostly on the criticism filed by the BJP chief’s father who alleged that his son had been kidnapped.
“Police officials started dragging Tajinder (Bagga), they didn’t allow him to wear his turban, this is against our religious principles. We’ve asked Punjabi brothers to raise their voices against this. Finally, Tajinder is back, this is the victory of truth,” PS Bagga, the daddy of Tajinder Singh Bagga, was quoted as saying by information company ANI.
The case was registered beneath sections 452 (home trespass after preparation for harm, assault or mistakenful restraint), 392 (theft), 342 (wrongful confinement), 365 (kidnapping), 295A (deliberate and malicious acts, meant to outrage religious emotions of any class by insulting its faith or religious beliefs) and 34 (widespread intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), in response to a Delhi Police assertion.
Delhi police, which reviews to the Centre, claimed they weren’t knowledgeable upfront concerning the arrest. Punjab police have refuted the cost, saying one in all their groups has been at a police station in Delhi since final night.
Additional Solicitor General Satya Pal Jain, who represented Delhi Police earlier than the Punjab and Haryana High Court in a separate habeas corpus moved by Punjab Police, informed The Indian Express that when Bagga was picked up from his residence by Punjab Police “without informing Delhi Police”, his father lodged an FIR saying his son has been kidnapped and and that he apprehend hazard to his life.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”