After Punjab minister Laljit Singh Bhullar's arrest, opposition parties in India are pushing for a CBI probe into the alleged abetment-to-suicide case involving a government officer.
Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, a district manager of the Punjab Warehousing Corporation, died by suicide on March 21, allegedly blaming the minister for pressuring him with threats.
His wife, Upinder Kaur, registered an FIR against Bhullar, accusing him of threatening her husband with violent consequences if he refused to cancel a tender and reissue it in the minister's father's name.
Several members of parliament from Punjab, including Congress leaders Charanjit Singh Channi and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, have written to home minister Amit Shah requesting a CBI probe into the matter.
Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal has also made a similar request, while BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu demanded a CBI investigation, claiming that a probe would expose the Aam Aadmi Party's secrets and the alleged money trail linked to Bhullar.
