India, March 25 -- A Punjab Police team from Patiala arrested absconding Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra from Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday night, officials said on Wednesday.

Pathanmajra, a first-time legislator from the Sanaur constituency in Patiala district, had been on the run since September 2 last year in connection with a rape and cheating case. A local court had previously declared him a proclaimed offender and a lookout circular was issued against him.

Following his arrest, he was brought back to Patiala early on Wednesday under tight security and is expected to be produced before a local court.

Tech surveillance led to arrest

According to the police, Pathanmajra was apprehended from the outskirts ...