NHRC orders inquiry after ex-judge accuses Punjab CM’s wife of Rs 5 crore extortion to suppress rape case

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of a serious allegation that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s wife demanded Rs 5 crore to suppress a rape case, directing the state’s top administrative and police officials to investigate the claim and submit an Action Taken Report (ATR) within two weeks. The allegation was brought before the NHRC by the Legal Rights…