Punjab govt. submits report on STF probe

Alleged Majithia link to drug trade

The Punjab government on Wednesday submitted before the Punjab and Haryana High Court a report of the committee that was constituted to look into the report prepared by Special Task Force of Punjab Police on the alleged role of former Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia in a drugs trade case.

Punjab Advocate General Atul Nanda said that the court had directed the government to submit its opinion on the STF report.

The STF had submitted its report to the High Court on February 1.

“After court’s direction the Chief Minister Amarinder Singh had set-up a committee of Home Secretary N.S Kalsi and DGP Suresh Arora. Today, we have submitted the report in a sealed cover to the court,” he said.