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Majithia Aide Held in Punjab Liquor Fund Transfer Probe

Punjab Vigilance arrests Bikram Majithia’s aide in a liquor fund transfer case as investigators trace nearly Rs 10 crore in alleged suspicious dealings.

November 30, 2025
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Majithia Aide Held in Punjab Liquor Fund Transfer Probe

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The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has arrested Harpreet Singh Gulati, a close associate of former Punjab minister and Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia, in connection with an alleged fund diversion linked to liquor companies. Gulati was taken into custody from Mohali and has been remanded to six days of police custody for further interrogation.

Investigators allege that Majithia used liquor firms, including Akash Spriti, UV Enterprises and AD Enterprises, to channel funds and acquire properties in Shimla and Delhi through Gulati. The arrest forms part of a wider inquiry into suspected irregular financial transactions and alleged quid pro quo arrangements within Punjab’s liquor trade.

According to officials, Majithia is under scrutiny for allegedly receiving substantial amounts from preferred liquor businessmen into companies connected to him and his family. The ongoing probe suggests that political influence may have shaped Punjab’s liquor sector since 2007, creating opportunities that benefited select individuals and businesses.

Investigators claim that Gulati, originally a car dealer who later entered the liquor business, received liquor licences from 2008 onwards, allegedly facilitated by Majithia. This raised concerns about potential misuse of official influence to support his entry into the tightly regulated liquor industry.

The Vigilance Bureau states that Gulati’s companies transferred Rs 4.25 crore in 2008–09 and Rs 1.40 crore in 2009–10 to entities linked to Majithia’s family. These funds were allegedly used to purchase a farmhouse in Delhi’s Sainik Farms and for other family-related expenditures. In 2014–15, another Rs 5.49 crore was reportedly routed to repay loans of Majithia-associated firms.

So far, investigators have identified nearly Rs 10 crore in suspected non-commercial fund movements into companies believed to be connected to Majithia. Officials say the transactions appear to be unsecured advances and layered financial transfers lacking any legitimate business justification. The probe is ongoing to trace additional money flows that may extend into several more crores.