Punjab Vigilance Bureau has arrested Shiromani Akali Dal leader and former Minister, Mr. Bikram Singh Majithia, in a disproportionate assets case, from his Amritsar residence, today afternoon and took him to its Mohali based headquarter.
In an official communiqué, the Vigilance Bureau stated that a case has been registered against Mr Majithia, based on a report of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating cases registered under various section of the NDPS Act,1985 in December, 2021. In the report, substantial evidence has been uncovered indicating massive laundering of drug money by Mr. Majithia.
The VB spokesperson said that so far, Rs. 540 Crores drug money has been tracked as having been generated illegally and by using the influence of Mr Majithia as a Public Servant being an MLA and holding a Cabinet post in erstwhile Punjab Government.
Earlier, Vigilance Bureau conducted searches at 3 places including Mr Majithia’s house in Amritsar which have yielded over 30 mobile phones, 05 laptops, 03 ipads, 02 desktops, several diaries, many property documents.
Investigations are ongoing and more arrests, searches and seizures would take place.
