Mohali court junks Majithia bail plea, cites serious nature of offence
Speaking to reporters, public prosecutor Ferry Sofat said the court dismissed Majithia's bail plea on two grounds -- investigation being underway and the serious nature of the alleged offences.
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Senior Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia (X/@bsmajithia)Holding that the nature of the alleged offence for which he has been arrested, a court in Mohali Monday rejected the bail plea of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia. The Punjab Vigilance Bureau had arrested Majithia on June 25 in a disproportionate assets (DA) case allegedly involving the laundering of Rs 540 crore of “drug money”.
Speaking to reporters, public prosecutor Ferry Sofat said the court dismissed Majithia’s bail plea on two grounds — investigation being underway and the serious nature of the alleged offences. The court, sofat said, held a day-to-day hearing for at least 10 days on Majithia’s bail plea.
Arshdeep Sing Kler, who represented Majithia in the court and is also an Akali Dal spokesperson, said they will challenge the order before the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Majithia is currently lodged in New Nabha Jail, Patiala. On July 6, Majithia was sent to judicial custody. His judicial remand was extended on July 19 and then on August 2. On August 14, the court extended his judicial custody until August 28.
The Vigilance Bureau, in its FIR, claimed preliminary investigations revealed that over Rs 540 crore of “drug money” was laundered through several ways and it was allegedly facilitated by Majithia.
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 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.
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