Chandigarh, July 1 -- unjab Vigilance Bureau has tightened the noose around senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former Minister Bikram Singh Majithia in the high-stakes disproportionate assets case, taking the investigation across state borders and uncovering fresh leads linked to the drug trade. Over the past few days, the Bureau has intensified its probe, taking Majithia to multiple locations, recording testimonies of crucial witnesses, and preparing to move him to other states, including Uttar Pradesh.

Majithia, on Monday, was taken to Mashobra near Shimla in Himachal Pradesh, with officials stating that the move was based on specific intelligence about suspectedbenamiproperties linked to him. The Vigilance Bureau has also indic...