The arrest, following simultaneous raids at 25 of his properties across Punjab, stems from ongoing investigations linked to a high-profile drug-trafficking case filed against him in 2021. According to sources in the VB, an FIR has been lodged in this regard.
This is the fourth SIT to be set up to investigate the drug case against the former minister in the Akali Dal government.
Addressing a Press conference, SAD spokesperson Daljit Singh Cheema and former minister Bikram Majithia said the SAD would approach the Punjab and Haryana High Court over denial of the right to vote an contest polls in the elections held on Wednesday.
