SIT has summoned senior Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) leader and former minister Bikram Majithia for questioning on March 6 in a case related to drug trafficking.
SIT has issued orders to Bikram Majithia to appear at Patiala Police Lines at 11 am. During this, the team led by Patiala Range DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar will question and answer him. SSP Patiala Varun Sharma, SP (D) Yogesh Sharma and DSP Jaswinder Tiwana are included in the SIT.
It is learnt that the SIT has summoned the Akali Dal leader on March 6 for questioning in the case at the Patiala Police Line at 11 am. Meanwhile, the team led by Patiala Range DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar will question Majithia in the drugs case.
Besides Patiala Range DIG, the members of the investigation team include SSP Patiala Varun Sharma, SP (D) Yogesh Sharma and DSP Jaswinder Tiwana.
The drugs case was registered during the previous Congress government led by Charanjit Singh Channi on 20 December 2021 in the run up to the implementation of the election code of conduct for the assembly elections.
However, Majithia contested the case in the court and contested the 2022 assembly elections from Amritsar. But, the Akali leader had to later sentenced to jail and was released on bail on 10 August 2022.
Earlier in the month of February also, SIT had summoned Majithia for questioning. But, at that time the farmer movement was at its peak. Also, all police duty was deployed at Shambhu border. All the officers and employees were manning the border. In such circumstances this inquiry could not be conducted. Also, the inquiry was postponed at that time. After this, he has been called again.
The SIT team has already interrogated Bikram Singh Majithia. Earlier this seat was working under the leadership of ADGP Mukhwinder Singh Chhina. He was released on 31 December. Punjab government had constituted Barber SIT. Then its leadership was given to Patiala DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar.
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