CBI Summons Punjab CM’s OSD Rajbir Ghuman After Corruption Case Raids; SC Hearing in Focus
The summons follows eight CBI searches and a case tied to alleged influence in postings, tenders and land-use matters, officials said.
- On Wednesday, the Central Bureau of Investigation summoned Rajbir Singh Ghuman, Officer on Special Duty to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, for questioning in an alleged corruption case.
- The investigation follows a Punjab and Haryana High Court order mandating a CBI probe after the Enforcement Directorate flagged alleged corruption and interference within the Chief Minister's Office .
- Investigators searched eight locations on Tuesday, alleging a transfer-posting "syndicate" used kickbacks to manipulate government appointments; six individuals, including Ghuman, are named in the FIR.
- The Punjab government challenged the High Court order in the Supreme Court, while Arvind Kejriwal, party chief, claimed the CBI action represents the BJP's "frustration" before upcoming assembly elections.
- A hearing on the state's Supreme Court challenge is expected shortly as the agency intensifies its probe, examining documents and electronic devices seized during raids across Chandigarh and Punjab.
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Punjab Breaking: CBI Summons Bhagwant Mann's OSD Rajveer Ghuman Amid Transfer-Posting Probe
<p class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer" dir="auto" data-start="155" data-end="630">A major development has emerged from Punjab as the Central Bureau of Investigation has summoned Rajveer Ghuman, Officer on Special Duty to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, in connection with an alleged corruption case linked to transfers and postings. Ghuman has been asked to appear before the CBI at 2:30 PM at its Sector 30 office in Chandigarh. The development c…
CBI summons Punjab CM’s OSD Rajbir Ghuman after corruption case raids; SC hearing in focus
Ghuman has been asked to appear before the CBI in Chandigarh on Wednesday as investigators step up their probe into allegations of corruption and interference in government transfers, postings, tenders and other administrative matters.
Day after raids, CBI summons Bhagwant Mann’s OSD, his aides over alleged corruption at Punjab CMO
Agency also summoned some associates of OSD Rajbir Ghuman. It raided their premises Tuesday, a day after HC pulled up state police for failing to act on ED inputs alleging ‘corruption’.
CBI Action in Punjab: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's OSD, Rajbir Singh Ghuman, has been summoned by the CBI for questioning in a corruption case. On Tuesday, the CBI raided eight locations, including the Chief Minister's camp office. The CBI has registered an FIR against six people in this case.
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Punjab corruption case: CBI summons CM Mann's OSD for questioning
Digital Desk | Chandigarh, Oct 7 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Rajbir Singh Ghuman, was summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) Chandigarh office on Wednesday in connection with the probe into alleged corruption linked to the Chief Minister’s Office. The CM’s OSD and other associates have been asked to appear before the CBI at its Sector 30 office at 2.30 pm. The development comes …
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