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CBI raids Punjab Vigilance office LIVE UPDATES: Massive corruption bid exposed; senior officer's reader, middleman detained

The central agency detained a reader of a senior officer over alleged involvement in corrupt practices.

Reported by:  PTC News Desk  Edited by:  Jasleen Kaur Gulati -- May 12th 2026 08:11 AM -- Updated: May 12th 2026 09:02 AM
CBI raids Punjab Vigilance office LIVE UPDATES: Massive corruption bid exposed; senior officer's reader, middleman  detained

CBI raids Punjab Vigilance office LIVE UPDATES: Massive corruption bid exposed; senior officer's reader, middleman detained

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    According to the media reports, the CBI conducted a raid at a five-star hotel in Chandigarh, where OP Rana, the reader of a senior Vigilance officer, and middleman Raghav Goyal were allegedly negotiating a deal with a complainant.

PTC News Desk: Days after major action by the Enforcement Directorate, now the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted raids at the Punjab Vigilance Bureau office in Mohali late Monday night, uncovering a mjor corruption bid.


The central agency detained a reader of a senior officer over alleged involvement in corrupt practices. 

Days after major action by the Enforcement Directorate, now the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted raids at the Punjab Vigilance Bureau office in Mohali late Monday night, uncovering a mjor corruption bid. The central agency detained a reader of a senior officer over alleged involvement in corrupt practices. 

No official confirmation regarding the arrests has been made yet, however senior SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia claimed on X that the central agency “recovered Rs 13 lakh from a vigilance official in a Rs 20 lakh bribery scandal”

According to the media reports, the CBI conducted a raid at a five-star hotel in Chandigarh, where OP Rana, the reader of a senior Vigilance officer, and middleman Raghav Goyal were allegedly negotiating a deal with a complainant.

The deal was reportedly worth Rs 25 lakh, but the person had arrived with Rs 13 lakh, which was recovered. A CBI official stated that Raghav Goyal has been arrested. He is a resident of Malout in Muktsar district and is said to be close to the Vigilance officer. According to CBI officials, an FIR has been registered against reader OP Rana and Raghav Goyal under the Prevention of Corruption Act (PC Act).

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