Sukhpal Khaira's arrest: Police action days after his jibe at Raghav-Parineeti wedding; Congress, AAP in war of words

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picked up from his Chandigarh-based residence in the wee hours of the day, at around 6 am, and the incident was live-streamed on social media by his son. While the police was yet to issue a statement by the time preliminary reports emerged, officials in the video could be heard telling Khaira that the case was registered eight years ago under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in Jalalabad, Fazilka.

The manner in which Khaira was arrested drew condemnation from an array of Punjab's opposition parties. “If MLA’s are treated this way, what chance does the common man have?" Sangrur MP and SAD (Amritsar) leader Simranjit Singh Mann said, as he tweeted the video of the arrest.

Khaira, a fierce baiter of the state-ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), had severely criticised the “lavish" expenditure at the wedding of AAP MP Raghav Chaddha and actress Parineeti Chopra in his last social media post before the arrest. On X, Khaira had cited an unverified news report to claim that the wedding ring which Chaddha gave to Chopra was of “4 carat diamond", and questioned how he could afford it when his income is “merely ₹2.44 lakh" as per the tax records furning for FY2020-21.

Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels. Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights!" Click here! "Will @raghav_chadha have the decency to clarify how he managed to gift a 4 Carat very expensive diamond ring to his newly wedded wife @ParineetiChopra (more than 10 times his declared income) while his income according to 2020-21 ITR is merely 2.44 Lacs? While she being a celebrity gifted him with a ring of lesser value? What is the truth? Punjab BADLAV wants to know? (sic)" Khaira had tweeted.