The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of a complaint alleging that Dr. Gurpreet Kaur, wife of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, demanded ₹5 crore to suppress a rape case, and has directed the Punjab Chief Secretary and Director General of Police to inquire into the allegations and submit an Action Taken Report (ATR) within two weeks.

The matter has been registered as Case No. 903/19/0/2026 after a complaint/intimation dated August 21, 2026 was placed before the Commission. The complaint was filed by the Legal Rights Observatory (LRO) and reportedly refers to allegations made publicly by former Punjab & Haryana High Court judge Justice (Retd.) Ranjit Singh.

Acting under Section 12 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, the NHRC directed its Registry to issue notice to the Chief Secretary, Government of Punjab, and the DGP, Punjab, requiring the allegations to be inquired into and an ATR along with the inquiry report to be submitted to the Commission. The Commission has also forwarded a copy of the proceedings to the Joint Secretary, Women Safety Division, Ministry of Home Affairs, for information.