The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has requested a report from the Punjab Police’s Special inquiry Team (SIT) on the state of the inquiry in the December 2021 narcotics case, which might cause problems for senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia, sources said today.
Mr Majithia, a former Punjab minister, was indicted in the case in December 2021 and sentenced to prison in January 2022. He has been released on bail since August 2022. The action against him was based on a 2018 report by the anti-drug special task force (STF) on a drug ring in Punjab.
It is learnt that the probe agency ED has taken cognizance of the report of SIT and has sought details about the probe status, FIR, and the statements of witnesses.
The ED has also sought details of 284 bank accounts and income tax returns of his family firms and members. The central agency has also sought information about various land deals in question and the report of a financial expert.
Mr Majithia, 48, has long maintained that the cases against him were politically motivated, contending high-ranking police officers had already investigated them.
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Source: NDTV
