CBI conducts raid at Punjab CM Mann’s camp office, FIR filed against OSD
The CBI has filed an FIR against Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann's OSD and other officials following a high court order regarding corruption allegations. The Punjab government plans to challenge the probe in the Supreme Court, with the CM labeling the move as politically motivated by the BJP.
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This highlights the ongoing friction between state governments and central investigative agencies, raising questions about the politicization of law enforcement in India.
CHANDIGARH: The CBI has registered an FIR into corruption allegations involving Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann's Officer on Special Duty (OSD) Rajbir Ghuman and other senior officials, news agency PTI reported.The FIR follows a Punjab and Haryana high court order directing a probe into alleged irregularities in transfers, postings, government policies and tenders.The high court had directed the CBI to register an FIR after noting that material shared by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) prima facie disclosed cognisable offences.The court had also sought a report on the probe within two months.The CBI has now registered the FIR into the allegations involving Ghuman and other senior officers.Govt to challenge CBI probeThe Punjab government has said it will challenge the high court order directing the CBI probe in the Supreme Court.Chief minister Bhagwant Mann rejected the…
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