Punjab AAP MLA Harmeet Pathanmajra Escapes Police Custody in Karnal: Reports

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• AAP MLA Harmeet Singh Dhillon Pathanmajra reportedly escaped from police custody in Karnal, Haryana, after being arrested earlier on Tuesday.
• Sources stated that he initially sought shelter at teh residence of his relative, Gurnam Singh Laadi, an elected member of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC), in Dabri village.
• The politician allegedly fled by climbing a wall and possibly receiving help from locals or relatives before police could secure him.
• Pathanmajra faces charges under an FIR filed for rape,cheating,and criminal intimidation based on a complaint by a Zirakpur-based woman. She alleged he misrepresented himself as divorced to enter into a relationship and later married her in 2021 while already being married.
• Additional accusations include sexual exploitation, threats of harm, and sending obscene materials to the complainant.
• Following these developments, security in Patiala has been reinforced amid concerns over protests or demonstrations by the MLA’s supporters outside the SSP office.

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