Neeraj BaliChandigarh, Sept. 30 -- A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has summoned senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader and former Punjab minister Bikram Singh Majithia for questioning on October 5 in connection with the multi-crore synthetic drugs case linked to dismissed Punjab Police officer Jagdish Singh Bhola.
The questioning will revive scrutiny of a case whose financial trail was investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) more than a decade ago and was then described as involving a drug racket worth about Rs 6,000 crore.
Majithia has been asked to appear before the SIT on October 5 as investigators continue examining material connected with the drugs case.
The senior Akali leader has consistently denied involvement in drug traf...