Overview

• Chandigarh Police escorted Navneet Chaturvedi from the Punjab Vidhan Sabha after his papers were rejected, leading to a roadside confrontation with a pursuing Ropar police team near Sukhna Lake.
• Punjab Police say multiple FIRs have been filed across constituencies and that investigators are gathering forensic and digital evidence to map any wider conspiracy.
• Ropar police officials state a local court issued an arrest warrant for Chaturvedi and accuse Chandigarh Police of preventing his arrest during the attempted pickup.
• Chandigarh Police say Chaturvedi had requested protection, citing fear of abduction, and that he was under official security when the Punjab team tried to detain him.
• AAP Punjab chief Aman Arora alleges the BJP and Chandigarh Police shielded Chaturvedi, a charge the BJP denies; the bypoll to fill Sanjeev Arora’s vacated seat is scheduled for October 24 with AAP’s Rajinder Gupta as the nominee.