Overview
- Kanwaljit Singh, a former SGPC publishing house staffer who first flagged discrepancies in 2020, was arrested on January 3, two days after the arrest of ex-internal auditor Satinder Singh Kohli.
- Police conducted coordinated searches at 14 locations in Chandigarh, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Rupnagar and Tarn Taran, seizing seven phones, three tablets, two laptops, a storage device and financial documents.
- An FIR registered on December 7, 2025 names 16 people; two are reported deceased and 14 remain under investigation, with more searches and arrests expected.
- Investigators say electronic devices are undergoing forensic analysis and payments linked to companies associated with several persons, including politicians, are under scrutiny.
- SGPC leadership has condemned the state action as interference in its jurisdiction, intensifying a political and institutional dispute over the investigation.