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NHRC orders Punjab probe into CM wife's bribe allegation

Published 22 August 2026

The National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to the Punjab government, directing an inquiry into allegations that the wife of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann demanded a bribe to suppress an assault case. The commission has given the state's top officials two weeks to submit a report on the matter.

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