The Punjab and Haryana High Court has called for responses from the Chandigarh administration, Punjab government, and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) regarding a petition alleging a ₹146-crore fraud involving the Punjab Police Primary Consumers Cooperative Society Limited. The society was established in 2009 to provide housing for lower-rank police personnel, many of whom invested their savings and took loans for promised residential plots. The petition alleges that senior serving and retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officers conspired with a private builder to illegally transfer nearly 60 acres of land in New Chandigarh and embezzle funds collected from society members. It claims that over ₹111 crore was deposited for the first housing project, while another ₹35 crore was collected for a second project that never materialized. Allegations include manipulation of land records and suppression of inquiries by certain officers. The next hearing is set for August 20.