He further told the court, “His wife, Ganieve Kaur, an MLA, had also incorporated a firm with a seed capital of Rs 1 crore, earning a profit of around Rs 56 lakh in a year, but after that, there are no details of its operation.”Sofat said that Majithia’s firms had dealings with Cyprus- and Singapore-based entities, which he described as suspicious, noting that these jurisdictions are considered tax havens. He added that Majithia’s lawyer vehemently opposed the remand.Before Majithia was brought to court under tight security arrangements, police detained several Akali supporters who were protesting his arrest near the court complex. Due to the heavy police presence and barricading, work at both the administrative and judicial offices came to a standstill.Majithia was arrested from his residence in Amritsar on Wednesday and brought to the Mohali Vigilance headquarters late in the evening.Later that night, he was taken to the Civil Hospital in Phase 6, Mohali, for a medical examination, after which he was produced before the court on Thursday morning.He was arrested by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau on charges of disproportionate assets and having income beyond his known sources of income.
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