MOHALI, July 18 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia will continue to remain lodged with undertrials and convicts for at least five more days, as a local court on Thursday adjourned his plea seeking a separate jail cell for July 22.

Majithia, currently in judicial custody in a disproportionate assets case, had filed an application on July 12 requesting to be moved to an individual barrack, citing his Z-plus security status and concerns over his safety. However, the matter was postponed due to the absence of the public prosecutor, forcing him to continue sharing space with other inmates.

On July 22, a total of four applications filed by Majithia are scheduled to come up for hearing. These include ...