India, Sept. 23 -- Spiritual head of Radha Soami Satsang Beas Baba Gurinder Singh Dhillon on Tuesday met Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia, who has been lodged in the New District Jail, Nabha in a disproportionate assets case since June.

The two held a closed-door meeting that lasted 35 minutes, jail officials said.

"The Dera Beas chief had sought permission to meet Majithia as a family member, and it was granted strictly according to the jail manual. Dhillon has close family ties with Majithia's wife and Majitha MLA Ganieve Kaur," a senior jail official said, requesting anonymity.

The official said what transpired was not known as it was a one-on-one meeting in a separate room.

The visit comes after the jail authoritie...