Threat call by Canada gangster: SAD candidate’s daughter arrested

During the bypoll, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwat Mann, without naming Bath, had accused Akali Dal of “giving ticket to a gangster’s mother-in-law”. State Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring had alleged that Bath is Randhawa’s son-in-law. Randhawa has three daughters, but only Kanchanpreet was active in her campaign. On her part, Kanchanpreet has neither confirmed nor denied any family link to Bath.

Sources said that Kanchanpreet arrived at the Majitha police station around noon, reportedly in response to a summons regarding a passport-related inquiry and existing cases. Kanchanpreet had already secured bail in three other cases registered against her during election period.

After about six hours of questioning, police formally detained her at 5:30 pm. The arrest was executed under FIR No. 208, which includes charges under sections 174 (non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant), 351(2) (criminal intimidation), 351(3) (criminal intimidation by anonymous communication), and 111 (organized crime) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

According to the official ground of arrest provided to her, the police told Kanchanpreet that there were allegations that she collaborated with Bath to engage in organised criminal activities and intimidate voters and complainants during the Tarn Taran bypoll. The document further claims she could threaten witnesses and posed a risk of tampering with evidence, such as mobile phones and laptops. Authorities also noted that she allegedly entered India illegally without proper immigration checks.

On November 11, Jhabal police registered a case against Bath for allegedly making a WhatsApp call to a voter, threatening him, and pressuring him to vote for the Akali Dal in the Tarn Taran bypoll.

Gurmeet Kaur, wife of Narinder Singh, resident of Padhri Kalan, had alleged that he received a WhatsApp call in which the caller said, “I am Amritpal Bath speaking, you must vote for Shiromani Akali Dal; if you don’t, we know other ways to get votes cast.”

Kanchanpreet was nominated in this FIR on Friday. At least four such FIRs were registered against Bath during the bypoll. AAP’s Harmeet Singh Sandhu won the election.