Rs 5 Crore to Suppress a Rape Case? NHRC Gives Punjab’s Top Officials Two Weeks to Examine Allegation Against Bhagwant Mann’s Wife
The commission ordered Punjab officials to submit an action-taken report within two weeks after a complaint alleged a Rs 5 crore demand to suppress a rape case.
- On Saturday, the National Human Rights Commission took cognisance of allegations that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's wife, Gurpreet Kaur, sought Rs 5 crore to suppress a rape case, issuing a notice to the state government.
- Legal Rights Observatory filed a complaint after former Punjab judge Justice Ranjit Singh allegedly claimed Kaur demanded the bribe, warning that such "interference" could compromise the victim's right to a fair investigation.
- Kaur sent a legal notice to the retired judge on Saturday demanding a response within 24 hours, while the NHRC Bench led by Priyank Kanoongo ordered the Punjab Chief Secretary and Director General of Police to submit a report within two weeks.
- Opposition leaders Bikram Singh Majithia of Shiromani Akali Dal and Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring demanded clarification, with Majithia urging Mann to resign and recommend a CBI inquiry.
- The Commission forwarded the matter to the Women Safety Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs, emphasizing that a rape victim's right to justice must remain "above influence, status, or position" as a potential human rights violation.
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Bribe to suppress rape case: Punjab CM's wife sends notice to ex-judge
Gurpreet Kaur, wife of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, has sent a legal notice to a former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge. This action follows allegations that she sought Rs 5 crore to suppress a rape case. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has also issued a notice to the Punjab government and police chief regarding the complaint, which has drawn criticism from opposition leaders like Amrinder Singh Raja Warring and Bikram Si…
NHRC orders inquiry after ex-judge accuses Punjab CM’s wife of Rs 5 crore extortion to suppress rape case
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of a serious allegation that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s wife demanded Rs 5 crore to suppress a rape case, directing the state’s top administrative and police officials to investigate the claim and submit an Action Taken Report (ATR) within two weeks. The allegation was brought before the NHRC by the Legal Rights Observatory (LRO), which cited a statement attributed to fo…
The NHRC has taken cognizance of a serious allegation against Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's wife. The allegation is that she demanded ₹5 crore (50 million rupees) to suppress a rape case. This allegation was made by former judge Justice Ranjit Singh. Akali leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal has also sought a response from the Punjab government on this issue. The government has not yet responded.
Rs 5 crore to suppress rape case? Women's panel's notice to Bhagwant Mann's wife
The National Human Rights Commission has asked Punjab's Chief Secretary and DGP to inquire into allegations linked to the Chief Minister's wife. The case now awaits a two-week Action Taken Report and further scrutiny by the commission.
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