Delhi cops register kidnapping case

New Delhi, May 6: The Delhi Police on Friday registered a case of kidnapping after BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga was arrested by Punjab Police personnel, officials said. They claimed that the Punjab cops did not inform the local police before arresting Bagga from his residence in Delhi’s Janakpuri.
Bagga, who is also national secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, was held in connection with a case registered against him in Mohali last month, the Punjab Police said.
Earlier in the day, Tajinder Bagga’s father — Pritpal Singh Bagga (64) — had complained that some people came to his house in the morning and took away his son, a senior police officer said, adding that the case of kidnapping has been registered at Janakpuri police station. The Punjab cops did not inform the local police in Delhi before arresting Bagga, a Delhi Police official said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Ghanshyam Bansal said they received information from Pritpal Singh Bagga that his son Tajinder Bagga had been abducted around 8.30 am from his house by some unknown persons. There were also other allegations in his complaint, police said.
Thereafter, a wireless message was flashed and the said vehicle was intercepted by Haryana Police in Kurukshetra, the DCP said.
A search warrant was obtained from a Dwarka court based on which the assistance of Kurukshetra district police was taken to trace and recover the abducted victim, Bansal said. He was being brought to Delhi for production before a magistrate, the DCP said. However, he was not produced before a magistrate till 12.30 am, the police said.
The Punjab Police team was stopped in Kurukshetra’s Pipli, with a Haryana Police official saying they had received information that Bagga was “forcibly” picked up from his residence.
A team of Delhi Police personnel, including senior officials, went to Kurukshetra, took Bagga’s custody and left for the national capital, a Kurukshetra police official said.
Meanwhile, Delhi BJP workers staged a protest outside the Janakpuri police station and raised slogans against the Punjab Police. (PTI)