AMRITSAR, July 17 -- The Punjab vigilance bureau (VB) on Wednesday carried out an evaluation of the house of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) senior leader and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia, who is currently in judicial custody in connection with an alleged Rs.540-crore disproportionate assets case.

The evaluation came a day after a Mohali court directed that any visit by the VB to Majithia's premises must be solely for evaluation purposes and only after providing prior notice to his legal counsel.

VB officials measured the house, located in the Green Avenue locality here, in the presence of advocate Arshdeep Singh Kler, counsel for Majithia.

Speaking to the media, Kler said, "As per the court's directions, the VB cannot conduct a rai...