It seems like the legal trouble of SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia has started to intensify. Bikram Majithia, on Thursday, was sent to a seven-day Vigilance remand for allegedly laundering more than Rs 540 crore of "drug money". Vigilance Bureau had raided Bikram Singh Majithia's house in Amritsar on Wednesday. However, a high-voltage drama erupted after that. Shiromani Akali Dal (SAI) supporters gather outside Majithia's house and started sloganeering. Seeing this, additional security forces were sent, and the area was cordoned off. In fact, Majithia's wife confronted the Vigilance Bureau's official and even took media personnel and supporters inside the house in the middle of the raid.
Now, a new legal trouble is looming over Bikram Singh Majithia. As per sources in the known development, the Vigilance team has filed a complaint accusing him of obstructing an official raid at his residence. According to the complaint, Majithia allegedly threatened officials during the operation, attempted to destroy key evidence, and provoked his supporters to create a confrontation with the raiding team. The vigilance team had received prior intelligence indicating the presence of crucial documents related to the case at the location.
It is alleged that in a bid to stop the search, Majithia’s supporters were deliberately mobilized to delay the proceedings and physically obstruct the officials. The vigilance team believes that the interference was a calculated move to prevent the collection of vital evidence and disrupt the ongoing investigation.
Based on the seriousness of the allegations, a new case might be registered against Majithia under charges including obstruction of justice, destruction of evidence, criminal conspiracy, and incitement to violence against public officials.
What happened at the Mohali court when Majithia was presented?
Public prosecutor Ferry Sofat said Majithia's income of Rs 540 crore "remains undisclosed, and he could not provide any details about it. Saraya Industries (his company) acquired wealth and got Rs 161 crore cash deposited in bank accounts and Rs 141 crore through foreign entities. There is no explanation or legitimate source for it. A sum of Rs 236 crore has been credited to the accounts of Saraya for which there is no explanation in the financial statements".
Sofat said Majithia's wife, Ganieve Kaur, had also incorporated a firm with a seed capital of Rs 1 crore, earning a profit of around Rs 56 lakh in a year, but after that, there are no details of its operation. The prosecutor said Majithia's firms' dealings with Cyprus and Singapore-based entities "are suspicious as they are considered to be tax havens".