The search for AAP MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra continues as Punjab Police extend their hunt across five states and Delhi. The MLA has been on the run since September 2, after escaping during a police raid in Karnal. The Punjab Police hunt for MLA Pathanmajra has now covered over 1,500 sq km, with teams from the anti-gangster task force and counter-intelligence also joining.
Police sources said Pathanmajra has completely gone off social media and is not using his phone, making the task difficult. Raids have been conducted in Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, but he remains untraceable.
The MLA is wanted in a three-year-old case involving rape, cheating and criminal intimidation. His anticipatory bail plea in Patiala has been adjourned to September 10. The Haryana Police has also registered a case against him and his relative for obstruction and escape.
Pathanmajra claims he fled fearing an encounter, denying police allegations of gunfire. His arrest attempt came a day after he criticised the Mann government’s handling of Punjab’s flood relief operations.
The Punjab Police hunt for MLA Pathanmajra is expected to intensify in the coming days.
