Senior Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia was arrested today (June 25, 2025) by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau on charges of laundering over ₹540 crore of drug money . The arrest occurred during a raid at his Amritsar residence, which led to the confiscation of electronic devices and financial documents, believed to be connected to illicit funds . A vigilance official named Swarandeep Singh reportedly led the operation.

Majithia, a former Punjab minister and long-time Akali leader, has faced a sweeping investigation since December 2021 under the NDPS Act, connected to an anti-drug Special Task Force report that alleged his involvement in a large drug racket . Since then, multiple SITs have probed his assets and financial activities, but concrete evidence has remained elusive .

His family and party colleagues, including SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, have denounced the case as a political vendetta carried out by the AAP-led Punjab government . Majithia has consistently denied wrongdoing, asserting that the charges are aimed at silencing his political voice.

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