SIT questions Bikram Singh Majithia in missing land record case

In a significant development in the ongoing investigation against former cabinet minister Bikram Singh Majithia, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) visited Nabha jail today to question him regarding missing land records. Majithia, who is already incarcerated due to a corruption case linked to the AAP government, was interrogated for approximately two and a half hours by the SIT, led by Patiala Senior Superintendent of Police Varun Sharma.

The questioning was conducted following court orders, with the SIT focusing on FIR number 2 lodged in 2022 at the Majithia police station. A senior official confirmed that the SIT had sought judicial permission before proceeding with the interrogation.

On the court orders, SIT members, SSP Patiala Varun Sharma and SP (investigation) Gurbans Singh started investigation in the missing revenue records.

Majithia, a prominent figure in the Shiromani Akali Dal, was initially booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in December 2021, during the Charanjit Singh Channi-led Congress government. He spent more than five months in Patiala jail before walking out in August 2022 after the Punjab and Haryana High Court granted him bail. He was arrested on June 25 at his residence in Amritsar under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Recently, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau submitted a comprehensive 40,000-page chargesheet against him in a Mohali court concerning disproportionate assets.

On August 18, the Mohali court denied Majithia's bail plea and extended his judicial custody until August 28. This case continues to unfold as authorities delve deeper into the allegations against the former minister.