The development comes after police booked Majithia and his supporters over allegations that they forcibly intervened in an ongoing investigation and secured the release of an accused from police custody.
SSP Sohail Mir said Bikram Singh Majithia was also part of the unlawful gathering that allegedly assembled outside the police station during the incident.
The legal entanglements for the co-accused, identified as middleman Krishnu Sharda, have also intensified significantly with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) initiating a parallel financial investigation.
According to official information, the “Gangstran Te Vaar” campaign, a decisive war to make Punjab a gangster-free state, was launched by Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on January 20, 2026.
A political controversy has erupted in Punjab after a heated confrontation between Union Minister of State Ravneet Singh Bittu and…
The coordinated crackdown led to the arrest of 94 drug smugglers from across the state and the registration of 73 First Information Reports (FIRs). With this, the total number of drug smugglers arrested has reached 33,950 since the launch of the campaign.
The sustained and rigorous efforts of the Civil Administration and Punjab Police to curb stubble burning have yielded remarkable results, with the state witnessing a nearly four-fold reduction in farm fire cases this year compared to the same period in the previous two years.
The operation, carried out for the 234th consecutive day, led to the arrest of 11 drug smugglers and registration of 11 First Information Reports (FIRs).
They also recovered four 9MM calibre Glock pistols along with ammunition and 2 kg of heroin from their possession.
These raids, conducted as part of the drive’s 225th consecutive day, led to the arrest of 56 drug smugglers and the registration of 40 First Information Reports (FIRs).
