Patiala, March 19 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia was grilled for close to seven hours for the second consecutive day by the special investigation team (SIT) in a 2021 drug case with a focus on "suspicious financial transactions" in firms linked to the former minister and his family.

DIG (Ropar Range) HS Bhullar, who is heading the SIT, while addressing the press conference here said that the probe team will now take the next step in the case following the orders of the Supreme Court.

"The case is pending before the apex court. Majithia was quizzed regarding the financial transactions of the firms attached to him," he said.

The SAD leader was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) A...