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Chandigarh: In a major development in the arrest of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia on charges of laundering more than Rs 540 crore of drug money, the investigating agency on Friday said former Director General of Police (DGP) Siddharth Chattopadhyaya has agreed to join the investigation of the case.
The Vigilance Bureau has called former DGP Chattopadhyaya to join the ongoing investigation against Majithia. He was investigating the drugs case against Majithia when he was the DGP, the bureau said.
“Former DGP Chattopadhyaya can make many important revelations about Majithia’s links with the drug business. The former DGP will record his statement with officials at 2 p.m.,” said the bureau.
Chattopadhyaya was also appointed as the head of Special Investigation Teams (SITs) during his service by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. However, a committee formed by the Supreme Court under former judge Indu Malhotra has found Chattopadhyaya guilty of breaching Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security during his visit to Ferozepur in January 2022.
Last year, the Punjab government set up a committee to initiate a probe against Chattopadhyaya for allegedly providing security to a rape accused who was declared a proclaimed offender during his tenure as the state police chief from December 16, 2021, to January 8, 2022. Seven years ago, Chattopadhyaya, as the DGP, had filed a report in his “individual capacity” during a High Court-monitored probe into the nexus between the law enforcement agencies and drug traffickers. However, in 2023, the High Court junked his report. The 1986-batch IPS officer, Chattopadhyaya, retired on March 31, 2023.
