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CBI raids Punjab CM Mann’s camp, seizes documents

By Drooid · Oct 8, 2026, 4:25 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

CBI raids Mann

CBI registered an FIR and raided Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s camp office, targeting OSD Rajbir Ghuman and allies.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court ordered the probe after Enforcement Directorate letters alleged cash-for-transfers and policy influence.
CBI seized laptops, phones and documents at the camp office and residences in Chandigarh, Mohali, Ludhiana, Patiala, Sangrur and Jalandhar.
Punjab government filed a Supreme Court petition seeking a stay on the High Court’s CBI investigation order.
Rajbir Ghuman did not appear for CBI questioning.

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In Sangrur, locals greeted the CBI team with dhol drums, bhangra dances and flower petals.
BJP senior leader Tarun Chugh called for CM Mann’s resignation on moral grounds after the raids.
Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Badal said the raids sent “shockwaves” through Punjab’s power corridors.

History

Historical Context

In 1993 journalist Vineet Narain’s PIL exposed the Jain hawala network, leading the Supreme Court to supervise the CBI and, after 1996 charge-sheets against leaders such as L.K. Advani, to quash them on 2 March 1998; the case involved an alleged US$18 million bribe flow. Those judicial safeguards underpin the 2024 CBI raid on Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann’s camp, where laptops and documents were seized.

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CBI raids Mann

CBI registered an FIR and raided Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s camp office, targeting OSD Rajbir Ghuman and allies.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court ordered the probe after Enforcement Directorate letters alleged cash-for-transfers and policy influence.
CBI seized laptops, phones and documents at the camp office and residences in Chandigarh, Mohali, Ludhiana, Patiala, Sangrur and Jalandhar.
Punjab government filed a Supreme Court petition seeking a stay on the High Court’s CBI investigation order.
Rajbir Ghuman did not appear for CBI questioning.

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