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Vigilance Bureau Deepens Probe Into Majithia’s ₹540 Crore Drug Money Case

Following meetings with a former DGP plus an ex-ED deputy director, investigators are preparing formal charges in the ₹540 crore disproportionate assets probe

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Former Punjab DGP Siddharth Chattopadhyay arrives to join the ongoing investigation against SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia, at the Punjab Police Officers Institute in Chandigarh on Friday. (PTI)

Overview

  • Majithia has been in seven-day VB custody since his June 25 arrest for allegedly laundering ₹540 crore of drug proceeds through shell companies.
  • Former Punjab DGP Siddharth Chattopadhyaya met VB investigators, providing background on the 2021 NDPS case and disclosing evidence tracing back to 2012.
  • Chattopadhyaya asserted there is irrefutable proof linking Majithia to drug traffickers and noted the ED has traced laundered funds via fake shell firms.
  • Investigators are integrating Chattopadhyaya’s testimony with Enforcement Directorate findings as they ready formal charges in the disproportionate assets case.
  • Ex-ED deputy director Niranjan Singh is scheduled to meet VB officials to share records from the 2014 Bhola drug racket inquiry that previously summoned Majithia.