BJP Alleges AAP Running ₹5-Cr ‘Bribery Network’ to Withdraw Rape Cases in Punjab
The party says audio recordings and other evidence support claims that middlemen sought bribes of up to Rs 5 crore to settle rape cases.
- On Thursday, BJP National Spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari accused Aam Aadmi Party leaders at a New Delhi press conference of running a 'corruption syndicate' involving bribes up to 5 crore to settle rape cases.
- Bhandari alleged that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and his wife, Gurpreet Kaur, deputed middlemen across Punjab to demand bribes of up to 5 crore to quash rape cases.
- Presenting purported audio recordings, the BJP claimed a middleman told an accused's relative that 'CM sahab' was involved, describing the operation as a 'loot and corruption racket.'
- The National Human Rights Commission ordered an inquiry on August 21, 2026, directing the Punjab chief secretary and Punjab DGP to submit an Action Taken Report within two weeks.
- While the BJP questioned AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal's role and compared the scheme to Delhi's 'Sheesh Mahal,' the Aam Aadmi Party offered no immediate response to the allegations.
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Kejriwal, Mann running syndicate to settle rape cases in Punjab: BJP
The BJP has accused AAP leaders, including Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal, of operating a corruption syndicate in Punjab. The allegations claim that middlemen, allegedly on behalf of Mann and his wife, demanded bribes of up to Rs 5 crore to settle rape cases. The National Human Rights Commission has ordered an inquiry into a complaint regarding these allegations.
Punjab CM, wife running racket to settle rape cases for Rs 5 crore: BJP makes big claims, presents audios to back claim
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BJP alleges ‘Rs 5-crore rape case syndicate’ in Punjab, cites audio recordings and NHRC probe - The Tribune
The Bharatiya Janta Party on Thursday stepped up its attack on the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab, alleging that a network of middlemen was being used to broker the withdrawal or dilution of rape cases for money, and sought an independent probe into what it described as a “Rs 5-crore corruption syndicate” allegedly involving Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s office and his wife, Dr Gurpreet Kaur Mann.
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