In a major development, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau has filed a 40,000-page charge sheet against Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia, detailing what it claims is a web of corruption and money laundering involving over INR 700 crore in illegal assets. The submission was made in a Mohali court just 59 days after his arrest in a disproportionate assets case.
The bureau’s findings point to laundering of more than ₹540 crore of drug money through multiple channels, including INR 161 crore in unaccounted cash deposits, ₹141 crore routed via suspected foreign entities, and INR 236 crore of unexplained funds in company financial statements. Investigators say these funds were used to amass movable and immovable properties without legitimate sources of income.
The charge sheet draws on testimonies from 200 witnesses, details of 400 bank accounts, and raids across several states. Statements from leaders of both the Akali Dal and the BJP have also been recorded.
Majithia, arrested on June 25, has had his judicial custody extended repeatedly. His bail plea was rejected after day-to-day hearings, with prosecutors stressing the gravity of the charges. His defence team maintains the probe is politically motivated and duplicative of earlier NDPS cases, accusing the bureau of recharacterising the same funds as disproportionate assets.