Patiala police claimed that core policing and ear to the bottom led to the arrest of Punjab MLA Harmeet Pathanmajra from close to Gwalior following “credible technical leads”.
Pathanmajra was the on the run since his utterances towards the Delhi-based senior AAP leaders and his arrest had develop into a problem for the Punjab cops who have been conducting raids in seven states.
Confirming the small print, Patiala SSP Varun Sharma mentioned, “It was a meticulously deliberate 48-hour operation led by SP Vaibhav Chaudhary.”
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“For the previous few months, six groups from Patiala police have been working minutely on each element, which led us to the accused,” the SSP instructed The Tribune.
A senior police official mentioned the fugitive MLA was on the run and it was being proven that he was overseas and believed to have fled to Australia.
“Nonetheless, two days again, a group acquired a technical lead of a resort Wi-Fi getting used close to Gwalior. Additional evaluation confirmed a UK quantity getting used on the Wi-Fi and once we acquired to the underside of it, it was clear that the suspect was Pathanmajra,” mentioned the officer connected with the arresting group.
The key operation deliberate on Sunday was codenamed ‘Operation Pathan’, mentioned a senior official.
“The operation, in shut coordination with counter-intelligence and inter-state police, was profitable due to the well timed intelligence-sharing and swift motion by all of the companies,” mentioned the official.
