Tajinder Bagga out of Delhi, statement not recorded in court

New Delhi, May 9: The statement of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga could not be recorded before a court on Monday as the Delhi leader was not present in the national capital. Delhi Police on Monday stated that it will move an application to record his statement when he returns to the city. Bagga's advocates appeared before Metropolitan Magistrate Nitika Kapoor on the day and submitted that they will move an application for releasing two mobile phones belonging to the BJP leader and his father which were allegedly snatched by the unknown persons on Friday morning. Counsels Sanket Gupta and YP Singh also submitted that they were under an apprehension that such incidents may occur again, so the Court may direct the police to provide security to Tajinder Bagga and his family. The Court directed them to file a proper application on both of the reliefs sought by the victim's (Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga) counsel. Advocates Sanket Gupta and Y P Singh have stated that they will submit an application to address these issues. They stated that recording a statement of a victim before the magistrate is the prerogative of the Investigation Officer (IO). He will submit an application to this effect when Bagga is back in the city. Also Read | Sri Lanka: LPG shortage deepens; no cooking gas for domestic users They further said that a petition for quashing of FIR registered in Punjab is pending and is to be heard on Tuesday. Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga was brought before the Duty Magistrate's residence by the Delhi Police on Friday at midnight. The police had previously obtained a search warrant. Police had apprised the court that Bagga's location was traced at Thaneshwar in Kurukshetra, Haryana. On Friday, Delhi Police had produced Bagga before the duty Magistrate after bringing him back to Delhi. On Friday, Bagga was detained by the team of Punjab Police under an FIR against him in Punjab. Later on, the incident was reported to Delhi Police by the father of Bagga alleging that some armed unknown persons kidnapped his son. On his complaint, a case of kidnapping and other sections was lodged at Janakpuri Police station in Delhi. After registration of the FIR, Tajinder Bagga and the Punjab Police team were stopped in Kurukshetra by Haryana Police. Also Read | Elon Musk's 'If I die under mysterious circumstances...' tweet creates buzz; know details -PTC News