Chandigarh: The teams of the Punjab vigilance bureau (VB) on Tuesday conducted fresh raids at the office and residence of senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia in Amritsar as a part of an ongoing probe into a case of disproportionate asset registered against him.
Majithia is in judicial custody and the next date in the case against him is July 19. It may be recalled that Majithia was arrested on June 25 last, in the case of disproportionate assets (DA) allegedly involving laundering of Rs 540 crore of drug money.
The DA case stems from an ongoing investigation being conducted by a special investigation team (SIT) of Punjab police into the 2021 drug case in which he was booked under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and he spent over five months. He walked out of prison in August 2022 after the high court granted him bail.
Subsequent to the registration of the DA case, Majithia had move the HC on July 1 against the DA case stating that the case against him was a result of ``political witch-hunting and vendetta’’ initiated by ruling government with the sole object of maligning and harassing him, as he has been a vocal critic and political opponent.
