Overview
- Patiala Police arrested the Sanour MLA near Gwalior on Tuesday night and a Patiala court sent him to four days of police custody on Wednesday.
- Investigators say a covert sweep called Operation Pathan used hotel Wi‑Fi logs, a UK-registered phone number, CCTV and toll footage, and app activity to pinpoint his route and hideouts.
- The case stems from an FIR filed on September 1–2, 2025, alleging rape, cheating, and criminal intimidation after a Zirakpur woman said he hid his first marriage and sexually exploited her.
- He escaped a Punjab Police team in Karnal on September 2, 2025, after a chaotic confrontation that police say involved firing and stone pelting by supporters, claims he denies as he alleges a threat of a fake encounter; he was later declared a proclaimed offender and faced a look-out notice.
- The arrest is the sixth of an AAP MLA under the Bhagwant Mann government and follows Monday’s detention of former minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, sharpening scrutiny of the party’s ranks ahead of further court proceedings.