Overview
- Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra appeared on an Australia-based Punjabi channel, said he is in Australia, denied the allegations, and stated he will return only after securing bail.
- A Patiala magistrate initiated Section 82 CrPC proceedings and pasted a proclamation ordering him to appear by November 12, with failure risking a proclaimed-offender declaration and possible property attachment.
- Patiala police previously issued a look-out notice and conducted multiple raids, yet the first-time Sanour MLA has remained untraced for more than two months.
- Police officials said they will seek help from central agencies and may pursue extradition if his presence abroad is formally confirmed.
- FIR No. 173 was filed on September 1 for rape, cheating, and criminal intimidation, and he escaped during a September 2 arrest attempt in Karnal, where police reported firing and stone-pelting that he disputes; Haryana police registered related cases.