New Delhi: The Punjab police have arrested the Delhi BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga for allegedly threatening Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, AAP MLA Naresh Balyan tweeted on Friday. "The party of scoundrels, BJP's leader Tajinder Singh Bagga has been arrested by the Punjab police. Had threatened Arvind Kejriwal saying 'won't let you live," the lawmaker tweeted in Hindi.
Bagga's father, Preetpal Singh Bagga, has confirmed that the BJP leader was detained by policemen from his house in Delhi on Friday morning.
"Today morning, 10-15 police personnel came to our home and dragged Tajinder out. When I picked up my mobile phone to record a video of the incident, police took me to another room and punched me in the face," he claimed.
He said the police claimed Tajinder had written a threat letter to the Delhi Chief Minister.
"The police personnel who came to our home today morning said that Tajinder gave a death threat to Arvind Kejriwal. Delhi Police had no information about the incident; a DCP is here now," he added.
The news agency IANS has reported that the police have booked the leader under Sections 153-A (creating tension between two communities) 505 (publishing rumours) and 506 (threatening) of Indian Penal Code (IPC). He is reportedly being taken to Mohali.
Meanwhile, BJP leader Kapil Mishra has accused the AAP government of misusing the police to settle scores.
"The Punjab police is being used to settle Kejriwal's personal grudge against the leader. This is an insult to the mandate of the people of Punjab. The entire country now stands with Tajinder Singh Bagga. Kejriwal got scared by a true sardar," he tweeted in Hindi.
Last month, the Punjab police had arrived at his house. Bagga moved court against the action. The court ordered the police to send a notice asking Bagga to join the probe.
With inputs from ANI, IANS
