It is the second time that Majithia will be facing the new head of the SIT. Earlier, he had appeared before the new SIT on January 16. The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing a 2021 drug case against Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia, summoned him on February 15.
Talbir Singh Gill, Kartar Singh and Budh Singh are said to have been questioned separately by the SIT. The SIT is headed by DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar. It has been learnt that the SIT had also summoned one more close aide of Majithia, Shivcharan Singh. He, however, did not appear before the SIT. Kartar Singh was the first to have been questioned by the SIT for nearly two hours.
Notably, this is the first time that Majithia appeared before the new-look SIT, headed by DIG Harcharan Bhullar. DIG Bhullar, who is the Patiala Range DIG, took over the reins of the three-member SIT after former DIG MS Chhina, who was heading the team, attained the age of superannuation on December 31.
In his letter, which is also marked to the Punjab director general of police (DGP), Majithia requested that he should not be summoned to join the investigation on December 30 as indicated in the last communication received from the SIT and a fresh date be fixed for the purpose after a period of four weeks from today. HT has a copy of the letter.
The special investigation team (SIT) probing a drug case against Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia has summoned the SAD leader again for December 30, a day before SIT chief Mukhwinder Singh is to retire