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Mann Aide and Co-Accused Skip CBI Summons in Punjab Case
The CBI asked Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s aide Rajbir Ghuman and five others to come to its office.
They did not appear on Wednesday.
The CBI had searched eight places in Punjab the day before.
One searched place was linked to Ghuman and was also used as Mann’s camp office.
A source said Ghuman did not come because the summons had not formally reached him.
The Punjab government has asked the Supreme Court to hear its challenge to the investigation.
The CBI says it will follow the Supreme Court’s directions.
Mann says the BJP is using central agencies to trouble its political opponents before elections.
He also says the searches found nothing incriminating.
Bhagwant Mann’s officer on special duty Rajbir Ghuman and five co-accused did not appear at the CBI’s Chandigarh office on Wednesday.
The summons followed CBI searches at eight locations in Punjab on Tuesday, including premises linked to Ghuman that were also used as Mann’s camp office.
Sources said Ghuman did not attend because the summons had not been formally served on him.
The Punjab government has asked the Supreme Court for an urgent hearing against a probe ordered by the Punjab and Haryana High Court; the CBI said it would follow the court’s directions.
Mann accused the BJP of using central agencies to harass Opposition figures before elections and said the searches found nothing incriminating.
- Who
- Rajbir Ghuman, Bhagwant Mann’s officer on special duty, and five co-accused; the CBI and Punjab government are also involved.
- What
- Ghuman and five co-accused did not appear for CBI summons in a corruption case after searches in Punjab.
- Where
- The CBI’s Chandigarh office and eight searched locations in Punjab.
- When
- The searches took place Tuesday; the summons were for Wednesday.
- Why
- The summons followed searches connected to a corruption probe; Mann alleges the action is political, while the Punjab government is challenging the probe in the Supreme Court.
Punjab government and Mann
CBI investigation
Purpose and character of the probe
Punjab government and Mann
Mann accused the BJP of misusing central agencies to harass Opposition leaders and associates before elections, and said the CBI found nothing incriminating.
CBI investigation
The CBI issued summons after searches in a corruption case and said it would follow due procedure in light of the Supreme Court’s directions.
Legal process
Punjab government and Mann
The Punjab government has sought an urgent Supreme Court hearing against the probe ordered by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
CBI investigation
The agency is awaiting developments in the Supreme Court before proceeding further.
Key facts
- Case
- Corruption case
- Summoned
- Rajbir Ghuman and five co-accused
- Attendance
- They did not appear at the CBI’s Chandigarh office on Wednesday
- Searches
- CBI searched eight locations in Punjab on Tuesday
- Related premises
- One location linked to Ghuman was also being used as the Chief Minister’s camp office
- Court proceedings
- Punjab government has sought an urgent Supreme Court hearing against a probe ordered by the Punjab and Haryana High Court
- CBI position
- The agency said it would follow due procedure after the Supreme Court’s directions
Sources
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