Highlights

  • Bikram Singh Majithia booked in NDPS case
  • SAD has called allegations against Majithia 'political vendetta'
  • Majithia is brother of former union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal

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46-year-old Majithia, is the brother-in-law of Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and brother of former Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal.

Punjab Elections 2022| Booked under NDPS Act, Centre issues lookout for SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia

The Ministry of Home Affairs issued a lookout notice against former Punjab minister and senior SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia, who was booked under the NDPS Act.

A case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances or NDPS Act was registered against him on the basis of a 2018 status report of a probe into the drug racket in the state.

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The report was filed by anti-drug special task force chief Harpreet Singh Sidhu in the Punjab and Haryana High Court in 2018.

While the SAD has called allegations against Majithia “political vendetta”, he had denied all charges against him.

46-year-old Majithia, is the brother-in-law of Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and brother of former Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal.

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The NDPS Act stands for the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, which is a law in India meant to control the trafficking and illegal use of drugs.

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