October 22, 2026: HARDEEP SINGH PURI, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, is back in the headlines over his alleged meetings with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein, an American financier, had the entire world on hold after a series of images and documents in the Epstein files revealed his close affiliations with several A-listers across various sectors.

In a recent development, a series of images of Puri and Epstein has been circulating on the internet. Hardeep Singh Puri had previously denied any relationship with the convicted sex offender in February 2026 and claimed that he had met Epstein “as part of a delegation.” In an exclusive report by The Wire, Puri’s office had clarified that he had not said that he had never met Epstein in a one-on-one meeting.

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The newly surfaced purported photographs of Hardeep Singh Puri show him sitting across from Jeffrey Epstein in an empty room. The images were allegedly part of the millions of Epstein-linked images and documents that were released to the public after the Epstein Files Transparency Act was signed on November 19, 2025.

From actors and businessmen to politicians, the Epstein-linked files released by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) named some of the most prominent figures known worldwide, including US President Donald Trump, former US President Bill Clinton, and billionaire businessman Bill Gates, among others. While several revelations were made in February 2026, the inclusion of Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri’s name in the controversial Epstein files caused a stir, as the Indian opposition raised questions about his association with the convicted sex offender.

(Source: Newsgram)