The Times of India

Former Punjab minister Laljit Singh Bhullar has been booked in connection with the alleged suicide of a Punjab State Warehousing Corporation official. The official, Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, died by suicide after consuming poison, naming Bhullar and others in a video. Bhullar has resigned from the state cabinet following the allegations.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has demanded the resignation of Transport and Jails Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar amid a controversy over the alleged suicide of a district manager. The manager reportedly accused Bhullar of harassment in a video before his death. Mann stated that the minister's resignation is the biggest action taken to ensure a fair probe into the matter.

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