CBI files FIR, searches sites linked to Bhagwant Mann campers; ED summons CM's bro-in-law
The agency seized laptops, phones and documents as it investigates alleged cash-for-posting, tender manipulation and other official favours.
- On Tuesday, the Central Bureau of Investigation registered a corruption case against Rajbir Singh Ghuman, Officer on Special Duty to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, following a Punjab and Haryana High Court directive to investigate alleged graft.
- The Punjab Police failed to act on Enforcement Directorate communications sent in July and August detailing alleged corruption in government transfers, postings, and policy decisions, prompting the High Court to mandate an independent probe.
- CBI teams searched eight locations on Tuesday, including the Chief Minister's camp office in Chandigarh, seizing laptops and documents to probe allegations of "pecuniary benefits" involving Ghuman and intermediaries.
- Challenging the High Court order, the Punjab government filed a Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court, while Aam Aadmi Party leaders organized protests, alleging the central agency's actions are politically motivated.
- The CBI must submit a status report within two months, with the next hearing scheduled for December 7 as political tensions escalate ahead of the 2027 state assembly elections.
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BJP Using CBI, ED to Target Punjab Government, Alleges Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann accused the BJP-led Union government of targeting his government by employing the Central Investigative Agencies ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections after CBI conducted searches at the camp office.Mann argued that the move by the CBI and agencies like Enforcement Directorate (ED) is a manifestation of the desperation of the BJP leadership. The Aam Aadmi Party
CBI raids Punjab's CM Bhagwant Mann's camp office, AAP hits back at BJP amid poll preparations
The CBI conducted a raid at Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's camp office in Chandigarh as part of an investigation into an alleged cash-for-posting and tender corruption case. Mann accused the BJP of using central agencies to target his government.
Punjab CMO officials under CBI lens: Why HC was 'unimpressed' with police response to ED's graft claims
PIL had contended that ED had investigated allegations of corruption by one Nitin Gohal who acted as 'intermediary between people seeking govt favours' & Rajbir Ghuman, CM Mann's OSD.
Punjab & Haryana High Court orders CBI probe into ED allegations against CM Bhagwant Mann’s close aides
CHANDIGARHThe Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered that the investigation into the matter concerning letters written by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to the Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The Court delivered this verdict in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Advocate Nikhil Saraf. Notably, the ED had written three letters to the Punjab DGP seeking …
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