Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia is getting entangled in legal trouble with every passing day. While Majithia is on a 7-day Vigilance Bureau's remand for allegedly laundering more than Rs 540 crore of "drug money", the inclusion of former Director General of Police (DGP) Siddharth Chattopadhyaya has given the case a new dimension. For the unversed, former Punjab DGP Siddharth Chattopadhyaya approached the Vigilance Bureau after Bikram Majithia was sent to remand. Back in 2017, the Punjab and Haryana High Court had ordered a special investigation team (SIT) to investigate the nexus between police officers and drug traffickers. Chattopadhyaya, who was the DGP then, was appointed its head.
What did former DGP Chattopadhyaya inform the Vigilance Bureau?
As per sources, the former DGP informed the Vigilance Bureau that crucial documents related to a suspicious property in Amritsar, allegedly linked to Majithia, were deliberately made to disappear. At the time, Majithia was serving as Punjab's Revenue Minister, and sources claim he played a role in the disappearance of those documents.
The former DGP further alleged that Majithia used drug money to make investments abroad. The funds were routed through foreign entities, including companies based in Cyprus, before being funneled back into India and invested in his business empire under the "Saraya Group of Companies."
Sources also revealed that international drug smugglers, including individuals named Satta and Pindi, allegedly financed Majithia’s wedding and election campaigns through laundered drug money, making this one of the most intricate political-narcotics linkages to emerge in the state.
Based on this detailed testimony, the Vigilance Bureau is preparing to question Bikram Majithia. Additionally, former Deputy Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Niranjan Singh, is expected to visit the Vigilance Office in Mohali at 12:30 PM today to share more insights with the investigating team.