India, Feb. 2 -- Breaking his usual silence on the case, Radha Soami Satsang Beas head Gurinder Singh Dhillon on Monday termed the drug-related money laundering allegations against jailed Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia false.

The Dera Beas chief's remarks after a 30-minute closed-door meeting with Majithia at the New District Jail in Nabha came around the same time that the Supreme Court granted bail to Majithia, a former minister in the Punjab government, in the disproportionate assets case in which he has been behind bars .

This marks the second such high-profile visit by the spiritual leader to the prison; he had previously met the SAD leader on September 23 last year.

"All these (allegations) are false," the...