The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has arrested a close associate of jailed Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia, officials said on Sunday (November 30, 2025).
Harpreet Singh Gulati, who is in the liquor trade, was arrested on Saturday, they said. During the probe, the Bureau detected a transaction of ₹10 crore between Gulati's companies and firms run by the Majithia family, public prosecutor Preet Inderpal Singh said.
Mr. Gulati was earlier questioned about the transaction, but he failed to give any satisfactory reply, Mr. Singh said.
Mr. Gulati was produced before a court in Mohali, which sent him to a six-day vigilance remand, special public prosecutor Ferry Sofat said.
An official spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau said Mr. Majithia, who is presently lodged in the New Nabha jail in Patiala after his arrest in a disproportionate assets case, faces serious allegations of quid pro quo.
