SAD Leader Majithia's Judicial Custody Extended Till August 2 In Disproportionate Assets Case
In 2021, Majithia was booked under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. The action was taken on the basis of a 2018 report of the anti-drug Special Task Force.
The judicial custody of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia was extended till August 2 on Saturday. Majithia was produced before the court in Punjab's Mohali amid tight security.
He was arrested in a disproportionate assets case and was earlier sent to judicial custody on July 6.
Public Prosecutor Ferry Sofat told the media after hearing in the court that the judge allowed the application to extend the SAD leader's judicial custody.
Majithia was brought from New Nabha Jail in Patiala for his appearance in the Mohali court.
He was arrested in the disproportionate assets case on June 25 by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau. The case involves laundering of Rs 540 crore of 'drug money".
In the new FIR filed against Majithia, the Vigilance Bureau said that early investigations showed over Rs 540 crore in 'drug money" was laundered in different ways, and Majithia allegedly helped make it happen.
This FIR is part of an ongoing investigation by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Punjab Police into a drug case from 2021.
Back 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 in August 2022 after the Punjab and Haryana High Court gave him bail.
(With PTI inputs)
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