India, April 1 -- After four special investigations in three years failed to pin any blame on Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia in the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) case registered against him on December 20, 2021, the Punjab government has reconstituted a fifth SIT.

The fifth special investigation team was formed two weeks after the former revenue minister of Punjab was grilled by the fourth SIT in Patiala for several hours on two consecutive days. With no headway in the case, the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government has decided to entrust the job to a team led by assistant inspector general of police (AIG) Varun Sharma.

Sharma was a member of the fourth SIT led by deputy inspector gener...