New Delhi, Oct 14: Punjab Police, accompanied by its Delhi counterpart, today raided farmhouse owned by noted Punjabi singer Daler Mehndi in the capital in connection with a case of illegal trafficking of people.
A joint team of about 50 personnel from Punjab and Delhi Police reached Daler`s farmhouse in Nihal Vihar area of Nangloi at around 12.30 pm and started searches, police sources said.
The raid was conducted after clearance from the court, they said.
Police in Patiala has registered a case against Daler and his brother Shamsher Singh following complaints that they took people abroad as part of their singing troupe and charged hefty amounts from them.
Meanwhile, the airports have been put on alert to prevent the singer from fleeing the country.
The court had yesterday dismissed the anticipatory his bail plea saying his custodial interrogation was necessary in the case.
Bureau Report