Akali Leader Majithia Sent To Judicial Custody Till July 19 In Disproportionate Assets Case

Chandigarh: A Mohali court on Sunday sent senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia to judicial custody after his 4-day remand ended.

He has been sent to New Jail, Nabha, district Patiala, till July 19, the next date of hearing.

Majithia was brought to Mohali court despite it being a Sunday amid heavy police presence in the court complex since morning where a score of SAD leaders and workers protested against police action following which they were detained.

It may be recalled that Majithia, who was arrested on June 25 last, in the case of disproportionate assets (DA) allegedly involving laundering of Rs 540 crore of drug money, was sent to a seven-day VB remand by the Mohali court on June 26 and the court had on July 2 extended his remand by four days.

This fresh 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.