Rs 540-crore DA case: Majithia sent to 14-day judicial custody
Bikram Singh Majithia had recently moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court against the disproportionate assets case, in which the next date of hearing has been fixed for July 8.
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The Punjab Vigilance Bureau raided Majithia's Amritsar residence, and arrested him in the disproportionate assets case on June 25 for allegedly laundering more than Rs 540 crore of “drug money” (Source: File)A Mohali court on Sunday sent senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former Punjab minister Bikram Singh Majithia to 14-day judicial custody in connection with an alleged Rs 540-crore disproportionate assets case. Majithia was produced before the court amid tight security and was sent to New Nabha Jail, until the next hearing on July 19.
Also, he had recently moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court against the disproportionate assets case, in which the next date of hearing has been fixed for July 8. The Punjab Vigilance Bureau raided Majithia’s Amritsar residence, and arrested him in the disproportionate assets case on June 25 for allegedly laundering more than Rs 540 crore of “drug money”.
Majithia was initially sent to seven-day police remand by the court, which was later extended by another four days. Following the completion of custodial interrogation, he was produced before the court on Sunday, which further sent him to 14-day judicial custody.
Addressing the media outside the court, Majithia’s legal counsel and senior SAD leader Arshdeep Singh Kaler slammed the ongoing investigation and said: “The Vigilance Bureau has no solid evidence. This seems more like a media trial than a case grounded in legal merit… The government only wants to suppress the voice of the Akali Dal… They only created media hype around the case.”
Meanwhile, Additional Advocate General Ferry Sofat said “under revised legal provisions, the Bureau still holds the right to seek an additional three-day police remand, even after the judicial custody — provided a fresh application is filed in court”.
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