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Punjab BJP Chief Urges High Court-Supervised Probe of Drug Money Trail

He called for a time-bound deep dive into narcotics-linked finances to uncover powerful end beneficiaries behind the state’s drug economy

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Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar on Monday wrote to chief minister Bhagwant Mann, seeking a probe into the drug money trail and arrest the end beneficiaries, be it politicians across party lines or officials. The drug cartels can’t thrive without patronage, he said. (HT file photo)
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Overview

  • Sunil Jakhar formally wrote to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on June 16, urging him to approach Chief Justice Sheel Nagu for a high-court led inquiry.
  • He proposed that a credible agency or multiple agencies, including the Enforcement Directorate, be tasked with tracing the flow of the colossally large funds.
  • Jakhar pointed to recoveries of narcotics worth several thousand crores of rupees as evidence of systematic money laundering.
  • He spotlighted sudden wealth gains among politicians, citing luxury cars and expansive farmhouses owned by former bicycle-riding MLAs.
  • The AAP administration’s Yudh Nashian Virudh campaign has arrested over 17,000 drug smugglers and seized major consignments since its launch three and a half months ago.