India, Dec. 4 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday dismissed the bail plea of Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia in a disproportionate assets (DA) case registered by the state vigilance bureau on June 25 on allegations of laundering Rs.540 crore of drug money.

The bench of justice Tribhuvan Dahiya passed the order on a plea moved by Majithia on September 17.

The detailed order is awaited.

Majithia, who was arrested on June 25 and is in judicial custody, has been claiming that the case is politically motivated. Multiple cases have been filed to keep him behind bars, he claimed in his plea.

The VB submitted a 40,000-page chargesheet against Majithia before the Mohali court on August 22 and opposed the bail plea...