A local court on Thursday issued a notice to Sanour MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra to appear before it on November 12 in a case registered against him at the Civil Lines police station. A notice was also pasted outside his official government accommodation, directing him to appear in a local court.

The Patiala police had registered a case against him on September 1 on charges of rape, cheating and criminal intimidation. The case was registered based on a complaint by a Zirakpur-based woman.

According to legal experts, if Pathanmajra does not appear in the court by the stipulated time, the court can declare him a fugitive and his property can be attached.

The court notice says: “The proclamation is hereby made that the said Harmeet Pathanmajra is required to appear before this court (or b

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