India, June 1 -- Police teams conducted simultaneous raids at the Amritsar and Chandigarh residences of senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia and his associates on Monday morning following allegations that he led a 60-strong mob to storm the Majitha police station.

The raid at his Green Avenue house in Amritsar began around 9:30am, while parallel searches were reportedly carried out at his Chandigarh residence. The former MLA was not present during the raids.

The crackdown follows an alleged clash on Sunday stemming from the recent Majitha municipal council elections, which had already seen violence between SAD and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers. While the police maintain the raids are a lawful response to violenc...