New Delhi: Ed, who is looking to start an investigation into the alleged money laundering by Bikram Singh Majithia, has found allegations for being prima festive based on the estimates and statements made by the accused.Sources said that the details shared by the ED by Punjab’s Vigilance Bureau recently arrested Majithia, showing that they have not supported the allegations that looted drug money of Rs 540 crore with “corporate evidence”. Majithia, brother -in -law of former state cabinet minister and former depot CM Sukhbir Singh Badal, has been in custody of Punjab Police since his arrest on 26 June.Majithia had previously come under investigation by the Anti-Money Laundering Agency in the case of Bhola drug smuggling, in which two of his colleagues were arrested. However, the investigation was discontinued when he and his colleagues were dropped.Sources said that the Vigilance Bureau filed a fresh FIR against Majithia on 25 June. Its case is based on the 2021 FIR by Punjab Police SIT, in which no charge sheet was filed, sources said.The SIT report originating from its FIR in 2021 was based on an ED report after investigating the Bhola drug case.
