Patiala, Nov. 9 -- Facing a rape case, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, who has been evading arrest for over two months, is learnt to have fled to Australia, leaving the Punjab Police and the state government red-faced.

Pathanmajra, 50, who represents the Sanaur assembly constituency, appeared in a TV interview with an Australia-based Punjabi web channel, confirming his escape. During the interview, he claimed that he would return to India only after getting relief from court. "I am in Australia. I will come to my constituency only after getting bail. Currently, I am not in touch with any political party," he said, claiming that the rape case against him was false and a result of his fallout from AAP's Delhi leadershi...