Tajinder Singh Bagga returns home: his arrest and the chaos that followed

In an operation that pitted the Punjab Police against their counterparts in Delhi and Haryana and led to a political slugfest between the BJP and AAP, Delhi BJP spokesperson Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga was arrested from his Janakpuri residence Friday morning in connection with a case filed in Mohali on April 1.

But the journey to take him to Punjab, was cut short with the police in Haryana intercepting a Punjab Police convoy, and separately, the Delhi Police filing an FIR against Punjab personnel for "abducting" Bagga.

The Punjab government did not get relief from the High Court and Bagga returned to Delhi by evening.

In this picture, Bagga is greeted by a big group of his supporters, including his father, at his residence.

The drama led to BJP Yuva Morcha workers staging protests against the Punjab government and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (Photo: PTI)

BJP leaders in New Delhi demonstrate against Bagga's arrest outside the AAP office. (Photo: PTI)

While senior Punjab government officials remained silent on the matter, the state AAP’s spokesperson Malwinder Singh Kang said the Punjab police had given notices to Bagga five times asking him to appear before them in the case, but he did not comply. (Photo: PTI)

With the Punjab and Haryana High Court set to hear the matter of the alleged detention of Punjab Police officials by the Haryana Police, both states have filed reports of the incident, claiming that they had not detained any police officials. In this image, a team of Delhi Police are seen in Gurugram where Bagga will be produced before Duty Metropolitan Magistrate. (Photo: PTI)