CBI files FIR, searches sites linked to Bhagwant Mann campers; ED summons CM's bro-in-law
The agency registered an FIR after the High Court said the allegations involved cash for postings, tenders and policy favours.
- On Monday, the Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe corruption allegations against aides of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, ordering a status report within two months.
- The Enforcement Directorate previously sought criminal cases against Mann's OSD Rajbir Singh Ghuman and associates Nitin Gohal and Bir Devinder, citing alleged "attempts to influence postings" and "interfere in administrative approvals and other official processes."
- Advocate Nikhil Saraf filed a public interest litigation after the Punjab Police allegedly failed to act on ED complaints, arguing the probe required independence from state agencies given involvement of the Chief Minister's office.
- The court mandated that the Central Bureau of Investigation submit findings within two months, establishing an investigation independent of state-level agencies potentially influenced by the Chief Minister's office.
- Last month, Mann dismissed the Enforcement Directorate's allegations as the BJP's political interference, stating he did not need a certificate of honesty "from people who looted" the state.
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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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