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The Punjab Vigilance Bureau arrested Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Wednesday in connection with a Rs 540 crore money laundering case linked to drug trafficking, as per The Tribune. The former Punjab minister was taken into custody under the Prevention of Corruption Act following raids conducted at his residence in Amritsar.

According to the seven-page FIR registered against him, the case is based on an investigation conducted by a Special Investigation Team (SIT), which uncovered a money trail involving multiple shell companies allegedly linked to Majithia.

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This latest development stems from new findings related to a 2021 drug trafficking case that was initially filed during the Congress government’s tenure in Punjab.

The SIT, formed to probe the drug case linked to Majithia, is currently headed by Patiala SSP Varun Sharma with IPS officer Abhimanyu Rana and SP Gurbans Bains as its members.

“Substantial evidence has been uncovered indicating massive laundering of drug money by Majithia,” the probe team said, as per the aforementioned media outlet.

Majithia was initially arrested in February 2022 and remained in judicial custody for several months before being granted regular bail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in August 2022. The Supreme Court later upheld this bail in April 2025 but laid down strict conditions, such as prohibiting him from influencing witnesses or making any public comments about the case.

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Prosecutors accused Majithia of offering financial and logistical support to key individuals involved in Punjab’s drug network, including Jagdish Bhola, Maninder Singh Aulakh and Jagjit Singh Chahal.