India, July 2 -- The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Tuesday took Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia to his office in his home constituency Majitha in Amritsar district amid high security for investigation and search in connection with a disproportionate assets (DA) registered against him.

Majithia was arrested on June 25 from his Amritsar residence under the Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly laundering over Rs.540 crore of 'drug money'. Currently, he is in VB custody and is scheduled to be produced in court on July 2.

The SAD leader was escorted to his office in a convoy of about a dozen vehicles, with heavy police deployment and barricades securing the area several hours before the VB team's arrival. The o...