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- Press Trust of India

CHANDIGARH: Former deputy director of Enforcement Directorate, Niranjan Singh, who had quizzed Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia in case of money laundering in the Jagdish Bhola drug racket case, on Saturday appeared before the Vigilance Bureau (VB) team probing the fresh case against the former minister. Niranjan said he recorded his statement before the VB team who were keen to know the details of the Bhola drug racket case investigated by him in which Majithia's name has appeared.

On Friday, former Punjab DGP Sidharth Chattopadhyaya, on whose order the NDPS case was registered against Majithia in 2021, met the VB sleuths conducting the probe.

"Majithia's name has appeared in the statements of Jagdish Bhola and Maninder Singh Bittu Aulakh. I made both Bhola and Aulakh face the music and ensured their conviction in the case. I told the VB that when I took premature retirement in 2021, a probe was still pending against those who tried to hamper the investigation by pressuring me and harassing me," said Niranjan.

After carrying out a detailed probe against Majithia, Niranjan was transferred to Kolkata, which was stayed by the Punjab and Haryana high court.