The investigation of the former head of Chengdu Intermediate People's Court in Sichuan province is connected to the former police chief in Chongqing, Changjiang Times quoted an anonymous source on Monday as saying.

The Sichuan provincial disciplinary authority reported on Jan 5 that Niu Min, the former president of the intermediate people's court, was under investigation for breaking laws and violating Party discipline.

The Hubei province newspaper reported Niu's investigation may be related to former police chief Wang Lijun.