Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria has granted sanction to prosecute former Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) minister Bikram Singh Majithia in a corruption case filed by the state Vigilance Bureau.

The approval, issued under Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, follows a recommendation made by the Punjab cabinet on September 8.

The case accuses Majithia of possessing assets worth over Rs 700 crore, disproportionate to his declared income by around 1,200%, allegedly acquired through the laundering of Rs 540 crore linked to a 2013 drug trafficking network.

Government sources have confirmed the development.

Majithia, a three-time MLA from Majitha, was arrested on June 25 after early-morning raids at his Amritsar residence and 25 other locations. The Vigilance Bureau seized digita

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