'Cash-for transfers' WA chats part of CBI dossier on Mann OSD
The CBI has included WhatsApp chats in its dossier regarding an alleged 'cash-for-transfers' corruption scandal involving Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's OSD, Rajbir Singh Ghuman. The investigation focuses on bribery networks influencing government postings and policy decisions.
Why it matters
This investigation highlights ongoing concerns regarding administrative corruption and the integrity of public office in Indian state governance.
NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH: A set of WhatsApp chats purportedly mentioning alleged monetary transactions and details of postings of senior Punjab govt officials, including multiple DSPs, has been included in CBI's dossier on CM Bhagwant Mann's OSD Rajbir Singh Ghuman as the agency prepares to interrogate him and five others named in the "cash-for-transfers" FIR.The buzz in Chandigarh Wednesday was that Ghuman had been asked to appear before CBI at 2.30pm, leading a media contingent to assemble outside the agency's Sector 30 office.Amid speculation about whether Mann's OSD had defied the summons, a CMO official said no such notice was served on him. Ghuman is under the scanner for alleged corruption through intermediaries, including co-accused Nitin Gohal, Jitin, Romi Raja Mahajan, Bir Devinder and RS Nagra.
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