In a major political development, the BOI, Mohali has registered a case against Akali leader and former minister Bikram Majithia at Monday midnight. The case has been registered by the Bureau of Investigation (BOI) at the State Crime Police Station in Mohali. The action has been taken after constant allegations against Majithia regarding the drugs case. The FIR has been registered under section 25/27A/29 of the NDPS Act.
To this, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Randhawa, who is handling the Home Department, said that Majithia would be arrested soon.
On the other hand, according to sources, the Majithia has been gone underground. Reportedly, he has left the state and he is without Punjab Police personnel. He has only taken Central Security Forces officials with him.
A 49-page FIR has been registered against Akali Dal veteran. The major allegation is that he helped in drug smuggling through his property and vehicles and also financed the distribution and sale of drugs.
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There are also allegations that NRIs coming from abroad used to live in Majithia's house in Amritsar. Not only this, drug smugglers too stayed in the government house of Sector 39 located in Chandigarh. However, this case has been registered on the statement of the accused arrested for drug smuggling.
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According to the information so far, action has been taken against Bikram Majithia based on the report by the Special Task Force (STF), prepared in 2018 under the leadership of ADGP Harpreet Sidhu.
Regarding this whole matter, Shiromani Akali Dal leader Virsa Singh Valtoha said that Majithia has been deliberately trapped by the Punjab government as CM Channi has no issue.
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu took to Twitter to announce the development. In a series of tweets, Sidhu said, “After 5.5 Years of the fight against Corrupt System run by Badal Family & Captain and delay of 4 years without action taken on ED & STF Report against Majithia. Finally now, after pushing for credible officers in positions of power and influence first step has been taken!”
“An FIR has been registered in Punjab Police Crime Branch against the main culprits of Drug Trade on basis of February 2018 STF report, wherein I demanded this 4 years ago - It is a slap on the face of all those powerful who slept for years on issues at the heart of Punjab’s soul,” he further wrote.