Chandigarh, Oct. 8 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann's officer on special duty (OSD) Rajbir Singh Ghuman and five other accused did not appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Chandigarh on Wednesday after being summoned in connection with a corruption case involving alleged bribery and influence-peddling.

People familiar with the matter said Ghuman did not appear as he had not formally been served the summons. He also decided to wait for the Supreme Court to take up the Punjab government's plea challenging the Punjab and Haryana high court order that directed the CBI to register a case and investigate the allegations.

The CBI, meanwhile, continued its searches on Wednesday. A team reached Western Towers in Khara...