India, June 25 -- The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Wednesday raided the properties of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former state minister Bikram Singh Majithia after registering a fresh case against him for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

A senior VB official said that besides Majithia's Amritsar residence, simultaneous raids were carried out at 25 properties across Punjab. Nine of the properties are in Amritsar district. "A first information report has been registered, and a formal statement will be issued shortly," the official said in Chandigarh.

The new FIR stems from findings during the ongoing investigation into a 2021 drug-trafficking case registered against Majithia, who is ...