Kingpin Jagdish Singh Bhola Convicted in Punjab Drugs Money Laundering Case

A special PMLA court in Punjab's Mohali convicted 17 individuals, including Jagdish Singh alias Bhola, in a money laundering case linked to drugs. Bhola, a former wrestler and policeman turned drug mafia, received a 10-year jail sentence. The case relates to a multi-crore synthetic narcotics racket unearthed in 2013-14.

A special PMLA court in Mohali, Punjab, has convicted 17 individuals in a major drugs-linked money laundering case, according to official sources.

Among those convicted is Jagdish Singh alias Bhola, a wrestler-turned-policeman turned ''drug mafia'', who has been sentenced to 10 years in prison alongside an accomplice, Avtar Singh Taro.

This case, involving a multi-crore synthetic narcotics racket unearthed during 2013-14, saw the Enforcement Directorate file charges against 24 people back in 2015. Bhola was arrested in January 2014, based on FIRs by Punjab Police.

(With inputs from agencies.)