# ED writes to Punjab DGP, seeks FIR against CM Mann’s OSD in transfer racket 2026-08-17T12:06:05+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has asked the Punjab Police to register an FIR against private individual Nitin Gohal and others for allegedly using influence to interfere in government functioning. The agency sent a reminder to the DGP regarding an organised 'racket of transfers and postings'. The ED alleges that Rajbir Singh Ghuman, Officer on Special Duty to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, was leading the racket involving IAS and IPS officers. The ED, in a letter to DGP Gaurav Yadav on July 24, sought a criminal case against Ghuman, Gohal, and Bir Devinder under the PMLA. The agency claims Gohal acted as an intermediary for transfers, leaking documents, and facilitating arms licences in exchange for money. Evidence related to over 20 officers has been flagged. The Punjab government is examining the allegations. DGP Yadav has sought legal inputs from the state police's Bureau of Investigation. The ED has also summoned Punjab IAS officer Kanwal Preet Brar on August 18 in a separate money-laundering probe into alleged irregularities in land use permissions for the Suntec City project in Mohali. Fake consent letters with forged signatures were allegedly used for CLU approvals. Brar, who served as Director of Town and Country Planning in 2024, is to be questioned about the processing of these permissions. ## Coverage - newindianexpress.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Bhagwant Mann, Enforcement Directorate, Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Punjab Police, Rajbir Singh Ghuman, Suntec City Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ed-writes-to-punjab-dgp-seeks-fir-against-cm-manns-osd-in-transfer-racket/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ed-writes-to-punjab-dgp-seeks-fir-against-cm-manns-osd-in-transfer-racket/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/