Overview

• Majithia’s bail plea and petition to change his jail barrack are scheduled for a July 22 hearing in Mohali court.
• He was arrested on June 26 under the Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly laundering over Rs 540 crore of drug proceeds through shell firms.
• Joint operations by the Vigilance Bureau and the Special Investigation Team have seized alleged benami properties in Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi.
• The FIR draws on a 2021 NDPS probe and a 2018 Special Task Force report that first tied Majithia to narcotics offences.
• Police detained several Shiromani Akali Dal leaders and deployed extra security outside the court to forestall protests by party workers.