Delhi BJP leader Tajinder Pal Bagga’s father Preetpal Singh on Friday alleged that Punjab Police personnel punched him in the face and did not even allow his son to wear a turban while they were arresting him.
Preetpal Singh, who said a group of 10-15 Punjab Police personnel broke into their Janakpuri home, was accompanied by Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta when he went to file an FIR, even as Delhi BJP workers staged a protest outside the Janakpuri police station and raised anti-Punjab Police slogans.
Recounting the events of the morning, Preetpal Singh said the family, including Bagga, had finished breakfast at their West Delhi home when two Punjab Police personnel came in.
The two policemen had visited the family earlier as well."We offered them tea and they behaved and talked calmly and Tajinder was sitting there. A few minutes later, 10-15 Punjab Police personnel broke in. They dragged Tajinder out and did not allow him to cover his head.
"When I tried to make a video of the incident, my mobile phone was snatched and I was punched in the face and forced to sit down," Preetpal Singh said after his son’s arrest.
Bagga’s mother Kamaljeet Kaur, also spoke to media and said, “The Punjab Police arrived early morning and picked him (Bagga) up from our home. Tajinder was sleeping. He said he should be allowed to wear his slippers and tie his siropa, but they didn’t allow that.
It is a huge crime to take a Sikh man away like this without letting him tie his siropa. When my husband tried to shoot the incident they snatched his phone and assaulted him too so that he could not inform anyone. He was punched in the face. He called me around 7 am from his other personal phone and told me about the incident.”