Chandigarh, October 5 (Daily Kiran) : The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct an investigation into alleged corruption linked to the Chief Minister‘s office in Punjab. The court has mandated that the CBI complete its inquiry within two months.
This case stems from letters sent by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to Punjab’s Director General of Police (DGP). A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed by lawyer Nikhil Saraf in the Supreme Court, prompting the High Court’s ruling on Monday.
The ED’s letters to the DGP included claims that Rajbir Singh Ghuman, an officer on special duty to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, along with others, including Nitin Gohal and Beer Devinder, were involved in corrupt practices. The letters called for action against these individuals and requested that FIRs be filed against them.
According to the ED, Ghuman was allegedly running a racket involving the transfer and posting of officials, including IAS and IPS officers. The agency claimed that he was interfering in administrative transfers, postings, and government tenders.
The case reached the High Court after the Punjab Police reportedly failed to act on the ED’s complaints. In his PIL, Saraf argued that the serious allegations against officials connected to the Chief Minister’s office warranted a “fair and independent investigation” by the CBI, free from the influence of Punjab Police and Vigilance. Following this, the High Court transferred the case to the CBI for further investigation.
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