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Majithia to Remain in Shared Barrack as Court Defers Solitary Confinement Plea

His judicial custody in a ₹540-crore disproportionate assets case includes a regular bail hearing set for July 22

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Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former Punjab minister Bikram Singh Majithia will remain lodged with undertrial and convicted prisoners, as a Mohali court on Monday adjourned the hearing on his plea seeking a separate cell in jail. The matter was deferred to July 17 after the special public prosecutor sought exemption from appearance. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ Representational image)
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Overview

  • A Mohali court on July 14 adjourned Majithia’s request for an ‘orange category’ solitary cell to July 17, keeping him in a shared barrack at Nabha jail.
  • He has been in judicial custody since July 6 following his June 25 arrest by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau in a probe over alleged ₹540-crore drug-money laundering.
  • Punjab officials have installed round-the-clock CCTV in his barrack and confirmed that he will receive no VIP treatment.
  • Majithia’s legal team argued that his former minister role and Z-plus security cover justify classification under a high-threat profile.
  • Shiromani Akali Dal leaders have decried the handling of his detention as a political vendetta by the AAP-led Punjab government.