Patiala court rejects anticipatory bail plea of fugitive AAP MLA booked for rape

Patiala court rejects anticipatory bail plea of fugitive AAP MLA booked for rape

Patiala: A local court on Thursday rejected an anticipatory bail plea filed by AAP MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, who has been on the run since September 2 after being booked in a rape case. A public prosecutor opposed the bail plea of the Sanaur MLA, citing that Pathanmajra has been absconding for more than a month now. Pathanmajra, a first-time MLA, escaped police custody when Punjab Police went to Karnal in Haryana to arrest him in the rape c…

Punjab court dismisses bail plea of absconding AAP MLA Pathanmajra booked for rape

Chandigarh, Oct 9, 2025 A trial court in Punjab’s Patiala, on Thursday, dismissed the anticipatory bail plea, second consecutive time, of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Harmeet Pathanmajra, who has been on the run after being booked in a rape case on September 2. His counsel told the media that they would now move to the Punjab and Haryana High Court for the anticipatory bail. The police registered a case against the first-time legislator from…