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Punjab Minister Resigns Amid Suicide Allegations
Laljit Singh Bhullar resigned following allegations linking him to the suicide of a district manager coerced into a Rs 10 lakh bribe confession amid political and legal backlash.
- On Saturday, Punjab Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar resigned from the cabinet after Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann directed him to step down amid controversy surrounding a senior official's death.
- Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, a District Manager with the Punjab Warehousing Corporation, allegedly died by suicide on Thursday after a video surfaced accusing Bhullar of harassment regarding a warehouse tender issue.
- Allegations surfaced that Randhawa was forced to admit to a Rs 10 lakh bribe and was assaulted at the minister's residence, coerced into recording a video when he refused to award a tender to the minister's aide.
- The Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal demanded Bhullar's arrest and a Central Bureau of Investigation probe, while Mann pledged that 'no negligence will be tolerated' regarding the tragedy.
- Chief Minister Mann directed Punjab Chief Secretary KAP Sinha to conduct an impartial inquiry, stating 'harassment of any kind' is 'completely unacceptable' to ensure fair investigation and accountability.
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Punjab CM sacks minister after officer names him in video before killing self
Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, who was posted as a District Manager in Amritsar, consumed a poisonous substance and died in hospital. Before his death, he recorded a video accusing Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar of pressurising, torturing and harassing him.
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right6Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Right
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46% Right
L 31%
C 23%
R 46%
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