BJP’s Tajinder Bagga returns home after being arrested by Punjab police, Delhi Police to provide security: 10 facts

Tajinder Bagga has deemed his detention by the Punjab police “illegal”.

New Delhi:
BJP’s Tajinder Bagga, whose arrest on Friday sparked a dramatic confrontation involving the two sides and police forces across three states, has been granted security police clearance by a Delhi court. Mr Bagga has deemed his detention by Punjab police “illegal”.

1. After being released from Punjab police custody, Mr Bagga was taken to Delhi and taken before a court in Dwarka, where the Trial Judge directed the case. Delhi police provide security to the BJP leader and his family. Duty Magistrate’s attorneys decided to provide confidentiality after the BJP leader expressed concern that such incidents could happen to him again, his attorney said.

2. Supporters YP Singh and Sanket Gupta, who appeared for Mr Bagga, also said that a medical examination of Mr Bagga showed he suffered injuries to his back and shoulder. Mr Bagga’s statement will be recorded before the Judge concerned on Monday.

3. Mr Bagga arrived at his residence in Delhi on Friday evening, almost 20 hours after he was detained by Punjab Police at his home in the national capital. Mr. Bagga’s family members celebrated his return and distributed sweets to those present.

4. “Police officials started manipulating Tajinder, they didn’t allow him to wear a turban, which is against our religious principles. We asked the Punjabi brothers to speak out against this. Finally, Tajinder is back, this is the victory of truth,” PS Bagga, father of Tajinder Singh Bagga, was quoted by ANI news agency.

5. Mr Bagga, who is also a spokesman for the Delhi BJP, has deemed his detention by the Punjab police “illegal” and said he will continue to fight until Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal apologizes for his actions. his commentary on Kashmiri Pandits.

6. AAP has stated that the BJP leader has been arrested for attempting to incite community tension and violence in the border state and has denied the BJP’s allegation of the shopkeeper. Delhi BJP spokesman, Naveen Kumar Jindal, claimed about 50 policemen broke into Mr Bagga’s home in Delhi and arrested him. “He couldn’t even wear his turban,” he said.

7. The cat-and-mouse game involving policemen from Punjab, Haryana and Delhi began after Mr. Bagga caught by Punjab police at 5am. On their way to Mohali, the team was stopped by Haryana police after Delhi police registered a kidnapping based on a complaint filed by Mr. Bagga’s father.

8. Haryana police escorted the Punjab police team to the police station in Kurukshetra and detained them. At the same time, the Punjab and Haryana High Courts rejected Punjab’s request as AAP ruled that Mr Bagga should remain in Haryana instead of handing it over to the Delhi police.

9. Hours later, a team of Delhi police arrived at Kurukshetra and “rescued” Mr. Bagga, who flashed a victory sign as he changed cars. Delhi police brought Mr Bagga back to the national capital.

10. The Delhi police, reporting to the Centre, insisted they were not informed in advance of the arrest. Punjab police have denied the allegation, saying that one of their squads has been at the police station in Delhi since last night.