India, Sept. 11 -- Former Punjab minister Bikram Singh Majithia will continue to share a barrack with undertrials and criminals in the Nabha jail after a local court on Wednesday rejected his plea for a separate cell.

Majithia has been lodged in jail since June 25 this year, following his arrest by the Punjab vigilance bureau (VB) from his Amritsar residence in a disproportionate assets (DA) case involving the alleged laundering of Rs.540 crore of "drug money".

While dismissing the request, the court directed the Punjab government and jail authorities to ensure foolproof security arrangements for the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader in line with the Punjab and Haryana high court directions and the jail manual.

Majithia, however, secure...