India, Oct. 8 -- Rajbir Singh Ghuman, the officer on special duty (OSD) for Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, has come under the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s scanner due to his alleged connection in a corruption case.

Ghuman and five others skipped the CBI summons on Wednesday and failed to appear before the agency, HT has reported.

However, people familiar with the matter stated that Ghuman did not appear before the CBI as he had not formally been served the summons.

Ghuman has also separately approached a special CBI court in Chandigarh, seeking contempt proceedings against the investigating team over the publication of the FIR. In response, the court issued notice to the CBI and directed the agency to file its response...