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Hindustan Times
3 days ago
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Punjab: Court again defers order on Majithia's bail plea for August 12
The local court on Monday again reserved its order on the bail application filed by Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia, who was arrested in a disproportionate assets case, for August 12. This is the fifth time the court has deferred its verdict. Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia The hearing on his bail plea lasted for about an hour. After listening to the submissions, the court reserved its verdict for one more day and fixed the next hearing for August 12. On the same day, the court will also pronounce its decision on Majithia's plea seeking a change of jail barracks. During the proceedings, Majithia's wife and MLA, Ganieve Kaur Majithia, was present in court. Majithia's counsel, advocate Arshdeep Kaler, confirmed that for the fifth time, the court has reserved its decision on his bail plea. On June 25, Majithia was arrested by the Vigilance Bureau at his residence in Amritsar in connection with the disproportionate assets case. He is currently lodged in Nabha Jail, and his barrack-change plea will also be heard on August 12. The disproportionate assets case against Majithia stems from an ongoing investigation by a special investigation team (SIT) of the Punjab Police, which is also probing his alleged involvement in the 2021 drug case. Majithia had earlier been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, based on a 2018 report submitted by the state's Anti-Drug Special Task Force (STF). He spent over five months in Patiala Jail before being granted bail by the Punjab and Haryana high court in August 2022.
Hindustan Times
30-07-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
HC defers hearing on Majithia's plea in DA case to August 26
The Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday deferred the hearing on Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia's plea against his arrest and subsequent remand in a disproportionate assets case registered by the Punjab vigilance bureau. The next hearing has been scheduled for August 26. The Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday deferred the hearing on Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia's plea against his arrest and subsequent remand in a disproportionate assets case registered by the Punjab vigilance bureau. The next hearing has been scheduled for August 26. As the matter came up before the bench of justice Tribhuvan Dahiya, Majithia's counsel sought four weeks' time to file an amended petition. The court granted the request and adjourned the matter accordingly. Majithia had initially filed the petition on July 1, challenging his arrest and subsequent remand. On July 8, his lawyers sought time to amend the plea—a request repeated during Tuesday's hearing. Majithia was arrested by the vigilance bureau on June 25 in connection with a disproportionate assets case allegedly involving the laundering of ₹540 crore. On July 6, a Mohali court remanded him to judicial custody. In his petition, Majithia has termed the case as an act of 'political witch-hunting and vendetta', claiming it was a response to his criticism of the current government. This FIR against Majithia stems from an ongoing investigation being conducted by a Punjab Police special investigation team into the 2021 drug case. In 2021, Majithia was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The action was taken on the basis of a 2018 report of the anti-drug Special Task Force. Majithia spent more than five months in Patiala jail and walked out of prison in August 2022 after the Punjab and Haryana high court granted him bail.
The Hindu
19-07-2025
- The Hindu
SAD leader Majithia's judicial custody extended till August 2
A court in Punjab's Mohali district on Saturday (July 19, 2025) extended the judicial custody of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia, who was arrested in a disproportionate assets case, till August 2. Mr. Majithia was produced before the court in Mohali amid tight security arrangements. The SAD leader was sent to judicial custody earlier on July 6. Speaking to the media after hearing in the court, Public Prosecutor Ferry Sofat said the court allowed the application to extend Majithia's judicial custody. His judicial custody has been extended till August 2, he added. The SAD leader was brought from New Nabha Jail in Patiala for his appearance in the Mohali court. Heavy police deployment was made outside the district court complex in Mohali ahead of the hearing. The Punjab Vigilance Bureau had earlier, on June 25, arrested Majithia in the disproportionate assets case allegedly involving laundering of ₹540 crore of "drug money". In the fresh FIR registered against Mr. Majithia, the Vigilance Bureau had claimed the preliminary investigations revealed that more than Rs 540 crore of "drug money" has been laundered through several ways, and it was allegedly facilitated by Mr. Majithia. This FIR against Mr. Majithia stems from an ongoing investigation being conducted by a Special Investigation Team of the Punjab Police into the 2021 drug case. In 2021, Mr. Majithia was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The action was taken on the basis of a 2018 report of the anti-drug Special Task Force. Mr. Majithia spent more than five months in Patiala jail and walked out of prison in August 2022 after the Punjab and Haryana High Court granted him bail.
Hindustan Times
16-07-2025
- Hindustan Times
Ganja worth ₹1.32 crore seized on Pune-Nashik highway; two arrested
In a crackdown on drug trafficking, the anti-narcotics cell of the Pimpri-Chinchwad police has seized a massive 264 kg of Ganja (Cannabis) from a tempo intercepted on the Pune-Nashik highway, and arrested two individuals in connection with the case. The incident was reported in the early hours of July 14. Assistant police inspector Swapnil Chavan and his team were patrolling when police hawaldar Javed Bagsiraj received a tipoff regarding a tempo ferrying Ganja. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC) Assistant police inspector Swapnil Chavan and his team were patrolling when police hawaldar Javed Bagsiraj received a tipoff regarding a tempo ferrying Ganja. Accordingly, a trap was laid at Alandi Phata on the Pune-Nashik highway and the police intercepted a suspicious-looking tempo only to find and seize 264 kg of Ganja valued at ₹13,211,300. The tempo was impounded and two persons were arrested on the spot. The duo has been identified as Ram Vyankat Pitale, 25, from Uruli Devachi; and Shreyas Pradip Chavan, 21, from Hadapsar. Preliminary interrogation has revealed that the duo was ferrying the Ganja from another state into Maharashtra and intended to distribute it across various locations in the state. Shashikant Mahavarkar, joint commissioner, Pimpri-Chinchwad police, said, 'We have seized Ganja worth ₹1.32 crore by arresting two individuals. This is one of the biggest actions against Ganja in Pimpri-Chinchwad. We are hoping more arrests will be made in this case. Considering further investigation, we cannot disclose certain things at this stage.' An FIR has been registered at the Chakan police station under sections 8(C), 20(B)(ii)(C), and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The accused have been remanded to police custody for further questioning.
News18
09-07-2025
- News18
'Cocaine In Sandals': Inside Hyderabad's High Society Drug Cartel, Hotelier Held
Last Updated: Telangana's EAGLE and Cyberabad police busted a high-end narcotics network in Hyderabad, arresting an entrepreneurs and five others linked to international cartel. In a major crackdown that has shook Hyderabad's elite social circuit, Telangana's newly inducted Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE), along with Cyberabad police, has exposed a sprawling, high-end narcotics network operated by educated entrepreneurs and fuelled by international cartels. The nexus' web connects drug suppliers, upscale Hyderabad pubs, and intricate courier routes with techies, doctors, those in real estate and the food and beverages business. Police identified 25 accused and led to the arrest of one hotel entrepreneur and five others. A team from Cyberabad Narcotics Police Station acted on a specific intelligence and intercepted a 34-year-old man, key peddler and consumer, near his restaurant in Kompally on July 7 while he was travelling in a car and upon a search 10 grams of cocaine, 3.2 grams of OG Kush , and 1.6 grams of Ecstasy pills were recovered, a release from EAGLE said. The arrest has unraveled a deep-rooted, transnational drug network involving international suppliers, pub-based consumers, courier delivery of narcotics, and digital financial transactions, it said. The cocaine was hidden ingeniously in the heel compartment of a ladies footwear, packed inside a pink cardboard box, and sent through courier from New Delhi under the alias sender 'Fatima". This method of concealment demonstrates a growing sophistication in narcotics logistics aimed at bypassing routine checks, the release said. A case has been booked under various sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. First Published: July 09, 2025, 23:58 IST News cities » hyderabad-news 'Cocaine In Sandals': Inside Hyderabad's High Society Drug Cartel, Hotelier Held
