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Sukhpal Singh Khaira arrested by police, sent to 2 days police remand

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Punjab Police arrested Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira on Thursday morning in the 2015 drug case. (Photo: Facebook/Sukhpal Singh Khaira)

Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira has been arrested in a case related to the NDPS Act.

Khaira has been sent to police custody for two days.

Although the police had asked for a seven-day remand, the court has allowed two days.

The MLA's son had gone live on Facebook to show that the Punjab Police team had reached his house to arrest Khaira.

In this video, Khaira can be seen arguing with the police team.

Punjab Police arrested Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira on Thursday morning in the 2015 drug case.

A team of Punjab Police under the leadership of Superintendent of Police Manjit Singh raided Khaira's house in Chandigarh around 6 am.

Describing Khaira's arrest as a clear case of revenge politics to intimidate opposition leaders, Punjab Congress President Amrinder Singh Raja Warring said that the arrest is an attempt to intimidate the opposition and divert attention from the Aam Aadmi Party government's core issues and a trick to distraction.

He said that they stand firmly with Khaira and will definitely take this fight to its conclusion.

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