NEW DELHI: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann’s spouse, Gurpreet Kaur, on Saturday despatched a authorized discover to former Punjab and Haryana excessive courtroom decide Ranjit Singh over his allegations that she tried to suppress a rape case and sought Rs 5 crore in trade for doing so.In keeping with an official communication from the ruling Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP), Ranjit Singh, brother-in-law of Congress chief Sukhpal Singh Khaira, has been requested to reply to the authorized discover inside 24 hours of receiving it. The discover warned that failure to reply inside the stipulated deadline would invite authorized proceedings and require Singh to look earlier than a courtroom.Gurpreet Kaur’s transfer got here after the Nationwide Human Rights Fee (NHRC) took cognisance of the matter and directed the Punjab chief secretary and director basic of police to inquire into the allegations.Earlier, NHRC member Priyank Kanoongo stated the fee had obtained the criticism from Justice Ranjit Singh (retd).“We now have obtained a criticism from former Punjab and Haryana Excessive Courtroom Justice Ranjit Singh alleging that the spouse of Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann tried to hush up a rape case in trade for a bribe of Rs 5 crore. It’s a matter of concern when such an allegation is levelled towards an individual holding a high place in a state concerning a case involving the security of girls and kids,” Kanoongo informed ANI.
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He additional famous that the NHRC had sought a report from the state administration.“We now have directed the chief secretary and the DGP of Punjab to research the matter and submit a report back to us. We now have additionally knowledgeable the Ladies’s Security Division of the Union Ministry of Residence Affairs. We can proceed with additional investigation solely after receiving the report,” Kanoongo added.He additionally warned officers towards performing below “political stress”, cautioning that motion could possibly be taken towards them in the event that they succumbed to such stress.The NHRC has given Punjab 15 days to submit an Motion Taken Report and can determine on additional motion based mostly on the report.
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