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The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has written to the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) seeking interrogation of SAD leader and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia in drug-related cases, an official said on Monday. The letter, content of which was shared by the official, reads: "It has been learnt that Bikram Singh Majithia has been arrested on June 25 by the vigilance bureau for his role of facilitation in massive laundering linked with drug money." "In this regard, a team of NCB, Amritsar zonal unit, wants to conduct a joint interrogation of the Majithia in the case. Given the serious nature of the offence, his position, and the possible involvement of other individuals it is crucial that all aspects of the case be thoroughly investigated," the letter reads. "In the interest of transparency and depth in the investigation, I request that a joint interrogation with the team of NCB may be allowed. It is requested to provide a copy of FIR of the said case and digital data extracted copy and other relevant documents seized and available with the vigilance bureau," according to the letter. "This will help to uncover any broader network. If involved, and ensure all legal and departmental aspects are thoroughly addressed", it added.
Chandigarh, June 26 (UNI) The Shiromani Akali Dal today accused Punjab's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of "violating the law" by registering a disproportionate assets case against senior SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia without holding either a preliminary or regular probe. The SAD also charged the ruling AAP with indulging in "political vendetta to gag" Majithia as well as divert attention from the failure of its 'Yudh Nashean Virudh' drive. Addressing a press conference here, senior leaders Balwinder Singh Bhundar, Maheshinder Singh Grewal and Daljit Singh Cheema alleged the AAP governm ...Read More >
Chandigarh: SAD Thursday said AAP in Punjab "violated the law" by registering a DA case against SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia, saying that it did not hold either a preliminary or regular probe. The party accused AAP of indulging in vendetta politics to gag Majithia and using the arrest to divert attention from the failure of its anti-drug campaign. Without naming any leaders, but in what ostensibly was a remark directed at AAP, SAD leader Maheshinder Singh Grewal cited Majithia's affluent background to claim he was innocent. He was speaking at a press conference, accompanied by party leader ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jul 2 (PTI) A Mohali court on Wednesday extended by four days the vigilance custody remand of Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia, who was arrested in a disproportionate assets (DA) case. Majithia was produced before the court amid tight security after his seven-day vigilance remand ended on Wednesday. Speaking to the media after a three-hour hearing, public prosecutor Ferry Sofat said the court extended Majithia's remand by four more days after the Vigilance Bureau (VB) filed an application. Even the VB office witnessed beefed up security arrangements aside from th ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 8 (ANI): Senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia, who is currently in 14-day judicial custody, has been granted three weeks by the Punjab and Haryana High Court to amend his petition challenging his arrest. During the hearing of his bail application on Tuesday, Majithia's counsel requested the court for additional time to revise the petition. The High Court accepted the plea and granted three weeks for the amendment. The case will now be heard on July 29. Also Read | 'My Kids Have a Condition Called Nemaline Myopathy': Ex-Chief Justice ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 11 (ANI): The Board of Directors of Reliance Industries Ltd is scheduled to be held on July 18, 2025, where they will consider and approve the standalone and consolidated financial results of the company for the April-June 2025-26 quarter, as per a stock exchange filing. The company will hold an analyst meet, post the Board meeting, to discuss the financial results for the quarter, the stock exchange filing added on Friday. Also Read | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 Live Streaming, Portugal vs Belgium: How to Watch Free Live Telecast of POR-W vs BEL-W on TV and Onl ...Read More >
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab, alleging that drug mafias are operating freely in the state while Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is preoccupied with the hospitality of party convenor Arvind Kejriwal. While speaking to ANI, Tarun Chugh said, "AAP's governance is primarily for headlines, not for public interest. Drug mafias are roaming freely, and the CM, Bhagwant Mann, is only engaged in the hospitality of Arvind Kejriwal." He further alleged that the governan ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is probing from all angles, including sabotage, in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad that killed 274 people on board and on the ground last month, Minister of State (MoS) For Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said. Mohol said the black box of the Air India flight AI 171 that has been recovered is in AAIB's custody and will not be outside the country for a thorough assessment. The MoS was speaking at the Pune chapter of the Emerging Business Conclave. "It (plane crash) was an unfortunate incident. The AAIB has begun a full investig ...Read More >
Chandigarh: A court in Punjab's Mohali district on Sunday sent Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia to judicial custody for two weeks in a disproportionate assets case. Amid tight security arrangements, Majithia was produced before the court. Speaking to reporters after the court hearing, public prosecutors Ferry Sofat and Preet Inderpal Singh said Majithia has been sent to judicial custody for two-weeks and will be lodged in New Nabha Jail. ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jun 26 (PTI) A Mohali court on Thursday sent to a seven-day remand Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia, who was arrested by the Vigilance Bureau on Wednesday in an alleged disproportionate assets case involving Rs 540 crore of laundered "drug money". Before producing Majithia in court amid tight security arrangements, police detained several Akali supporters protesting against the arrest near the court complex. Ferry Sofat, the counsel representing the bureau, told reporters the court has sent Majithia to seven-day vigilance remand, with the next date set on July 2. ...Read More >
Chandigarh [India], June 28 (ANI): Former Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Siddharth Chattopadhyaya on Friday said that irrefutable evidence is present against Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia linking him to drug traffickers. Chattopadhyaya alleged that crucial evidence against Majithia has existed since 2012. The SAD leader is currently facing an investigation into the drug case. 'These are young and new officers who have shown the courage to work. I had gone there to guide them that the evidence has been in the file since 2012. So, use it and present it before ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday challenged chief minister Bhagwant Mann to prove that Saraya Industries Limite, in which his party colleague Bikram Singh Majithia holds an 11% inherited stake, received even a single rupee in foreign funding since 2007. He dismissed allegations made in the disproportionate assets case against Majithia as baseless and politically motivated. Addressing a press conference, Sukhbir said, "The only foreign funding received by Saraya Industries was in March 2006 -- one year before SAD formed govt in the state -- when it r ...Read More >
Chandigarh, June 30 (PTI) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday asked the AAP government to stop its policy of "political vendetta", asserting that it would start a people's campaign against it on key public issues like law and order and the drug menace. The SAD held the first meeting of its newly constituted core committee which was presided over by party president Sukhbir Singh Badal. Badal also appointed senior leader Gulzar Singh Ranike as the coordinator for the forthcoming Tarn Taran bypoll, which is necessitated following the death of AAP MLA Kashmir Singh Sohal. The core committee ...Read More >
Mohali (Punjab) [India], July 2 (ANI): Tensions escalated in Punjab on Wednesday as police detained several Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) supporters staging a protest against the arrest of senior party leader Bikram Singh Majithia. The protest took place near the Mohali court, where Majithia is scheduled to be produced following the completion of his Vigilance Bureau remand. Also Read | Who Is Hemant Khandelwal? Know All About Newly Appointed Madhya Pradesh BJP President. As security was tightened around the court complex, SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal claimed that he himself was stopped an ...Read More >
Mohali (Punjab) [India], July 6 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) party leader Bikram Majithia was on Sunday sent to judicial custody till July 19 in an alleged money laundering case. A Mohali court sent the SAD leader and former Punjab minister to judicial custody till July 19. Earlier today, Majithia was brought to court and presented before the duty magistrate amidst heavy police deployment. Also Read | Mahua Moitra Petitions Supreme Court Against Bihar Electoral Rolls Revision, Apprehends Similar in West Bengal. Special Public Prosecutor Ferry Sofat said, "The state applied for judicial ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jun 30 (PTI) The Punjab Vigilance Bureau Monday took Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia to Himachal Pradesh in connection with a disproportionate assets (DA) case registered against the former minister, said sources. The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on June 25 arrested Majithia in a disproportionate assets case allegedly involving laundering of Rs 540 crore of "drug money". Majithia, who is the brother-in-law of SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal, is learnt to have been taken to Mashobra in Himachal Pradesh for verification of property allegedly linked to his family ...Read More >
Gurgaon: Two days after a law student died and his friend suffered critical injuries when a car knocked them down as they stood near railing on the service lane of Delhi-Jaipur highway in the early hours of Tuesday, a civil engineer was arrested on Thursday.Mohit (31), an employee of a private company in the city, told police that he got drowsy while driving. He is staying at a PG facility in Sector 14.The student who died, Harsh Singhal (25), was a resident of Om Nagar colony. His friend Abhishek Kumar (23), who is from Shanti Nagar in Sector 11, is undergoing treatment at a private hospital ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jun 27 (PTI) Former Punjab DGP Siddharth Chattopadhyaya on Friday met a team of the Vigilance Bureau which is probing the disproportionate assets case against Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia and said he shared his "experience and knowledge" with it regarding the drug case registered against the former minister in 2021. The Vigilance Bureau on June 25 arrested Majithia in a disproportionate assets case allegedly involving the laundering of Rs 540 crore of "drug money". Chattopadhyaya was appointed as the officiating DGP during the then Charanjit Singh Channi ...Read More >
Amritsar: Punjab's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday suspended its Amritsar North MLA and former IPS officer Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh from the party for five years.The decision, taken by the party's political affairs committee, cited alleged "anti-party activities" as the reason.A vocal critic of his own party's govt, Vijay Pratap had recently opposed the arrest of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia on charges of laundering more than Rs 540 crore of drug money. The vigilance bureau on June 25 arrested Majithia after conducting a raid at his residence in Amritsar.Confi ...Read More >
Chandigarh: The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government will convene a special two-day session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha next week in which it is likely to bring a law on the cases of sacrilege. According to official information, the session, which is likely to be convened on July 10 and July 11, though the final decision on the dates of the session will be taken in the Cabinet meeting which has been convened by chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday. However, since the previous session held on May 5 last has not been prorogued, governor's permission is not required by the government to con ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Badal on Saturday challenged chief minister Bhagwant Mann to prove that Saraya Industries Limited, in which senior party leader Bikram Singh Majithia had an inherited share of 11%, had received even one rupee in foreign funding from 2007 to this day, while rubbishing the allegations made in the disproportionate assets (DA) case registered against Majithia. Addressing newspersons here, Sukhbir said "the only foreign funding received by Saraya Industries was in March, 2006 (one year before SAD formed government in the state) when it receiv ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area forming over the north Bay of Bengal and adjoining coastal areas of Bangladesh and West Bengal is expected to trigger heavy to very heavy rainfall across parts of Odisha through July 4, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Saturday. An upper air cyclonic circulation currently persists over southwest Bangladesh and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal, extending up to 7.6 km above mean sea level and tilting southwestward with height, the IMD said. Under its influence, a low-pressure area is likely to develop over the region within the next 48 hours. The sy ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: Rs 5 crore in cash, 1.5kg of gold jewellery, 22 luxury watches, keys to an Audi and a Mercedes, 40 litres of imported liquor, and multiple firearms -- these were seized by the CBI during a high-stakes raid that led to the arrest of Ropar Range DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar and a middleman on ThursdayDocuments linked to immovable properties and assets across Punjab were also confiscated, exposing a sprawling alleged bribery network.The arrests came after an iron merchant from Fatehgarh Sahib alleged that Bhullar, a 2009-batch IPS officer, demanded Rs 8 lakh to "settle" a case register ...Read More >
Chandigarh, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal on Saturday challenged Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to prove that Saraya Industries Limited, in which senior party leader Bikram Singh Majithia had an inherited share of 11 per cent, had received even Rs 1 in foreign funding from 2007 to the present time. Rubbishing allegations made in the disproportionate assets case registered against the Akali leader, Badal told the media here: "The only foreign funding received by Saraya Industries was in March 2006, one year before SAD formed government in the s ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jun 30 (PTI) The Punjab Vigilance Bureau Monday took Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia to Himachal Pradesh in connection with a disproportionate assets (DA) case registered against the former minister, said sources. The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on June 25 arrested Majithia in a disproportionate assets case allegedly involving laundering of Rs 540 crore of "drug money". Also Read | Who Is Anjali Vishwakarma? All About Woman IPS Who Got Into Heated Argument With BJP MLC Arun Pathak During Operation Sindoor Cup Match at Kanpur's Green Park Cricket Stadium (Watchy ...Read More >
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday deferred till July 29, the hearing on Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia's plea against his arrest and subsequent remand in a disproportionate assets case. As the matter came up for hearing, Majithia's counsel sought three weeks to file an amended plea, following which the court granted time and fixed the next date of hearing. Majithia was recently arrested in a case related to disproportionate assets. The state government's counsel said Majithia's advocates sought three weeks time to file an amended petition. The Punjab ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI) The government has begun collecting signatures of MPs to move a motion in Parliament to remove Justice Yshwant Varma, who is embroiled in a row following the discovery of burnt wads of currency at his residence after a fire incident. Sources said signatures of many MPs from the Lok Sabha have been collected for the impeachment exercise, an indication that the motion may be moved in the Lower House. Also Read | Karnataka Horror: Man Bites Off Wife's Nose Over Loan Repayment Dispute in Shivamogga, Case Registered. A fire incident at Varma's residence in the national ca ...Read More >
Core committee reconstituted a day after Majithia's arrest; Akali Dal Waris Punjab meets panel to push for panthic unity Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday unveiled the party's new organisational structure, appointing key office-bearers and reconstituting the 31-member Core Committee. The reshuffle, announced a day after senior leader Bikram Singh Majithia was arrested in a disproportionate assets case, has brought back several old faces, including leaders with ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): The Naval Investiture Ceremony, held at Nausena Bhawan, honoured several personnel of the Indian Navy with gallantry awards for their exemplary service. The awards were conferred to honour and recognise bravery, leadership, professional achievement, and distinguished service of Naval Personnel. Also Read | Ludhiana Suicide Case: Elderly Business Couple Dies by Suicide After Alleged Harassment by Bank Officials Over Loan Repayment, Probe Underway. A total of 51 personnel were conferred with awards during the ceremony, which included one Yudh Seva Medal, thir ...Read More >
Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday suspended Amritsar North MLA and former IPS officer Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh from the party for five years for allegedly indulging in anti-party activities. Singh's suspension came days after he questioned the manner in which a Vigilance Bureau team raided the residence of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia in Amritsar in a disproportionate assets case. The decision to suspend Singh from the party was taken by the AAP's political affairs committee, party sources said, adding the government's message is clear that politics c ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 8 (ANI): Senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia, who i currently in 14-day judicial cutody, ha been granted three week by the Punjab and Haryana High Court to amend hi petition challenging hi arret. During the hearing of hi bail application on Tueday, Majithia counel requeted the court for additional time to revie the petition. The High Court accepted the plea and granted three week for the amendment. The cae will now be heard on July 29. Majithia wa recently arreted in a cae related to diproportionate aet. The Punjab Vigilance Bureau ...Read More >