Today, On 2nd July, A Mohali court extended the remand of SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia by four more days in the disproportionate assets case. He is accused of laundering Rs.540 crore of alleged “drug money,” says Punjab Vigilance Bureau.
A court in Mohali has extended the vigilance custody remand of Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia by four days in connection with a disproportionate assets (DA) case.
Majithia was presented in court under tight security as his previous seven-day remand concluded on Wednesday.
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After a three-hour hearing, public prosecutor Ferry Sofat informed the media that the court granted the extension following an application from the Vigilance Bureau (VB).
Enhanced security measures were observed not only at the VB office but also at the Mohali district court complex where the politician appeared.
Majithia was arrested by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau on June 25 in a case involving the alleged laundering of Rs 540 crore in “drug money.”
Following his arrest, the court remanded him to seven days of vigilance custody on June 26.
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In a new FIR filed against Majithia, the VB stated that preliminary investigations indicated the laundering of over Rs 540 crore of “drug money” through various means, allegedly facilitated by him.
This FIR is part of an ongoing inquiry by a special investigation team of the Punjab Police into a 2021 drug case.
Previously, in 2021, Majithia was charged under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act based on a 2018 report from the anti-drug Special Task Force.
He spent over five months in Patiala jail and was released on bail in August 2022 after the Punjab and Haryana High Court granted him relief.
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