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The CBI connected Thursday (October 23, 2025) carried retired a 2nd circular of searches astatine the residence of suspended Punjab Deputy Inspector General of Police (Ropar Range) Harcharan Singh Bhullar, who was arrested connected bribery charges past week, officials said.
The caller cognition astatine Mr. Bhullar's Sector 40 residence came amid reports that helium was not cooperating with the agency, they said.
During the raid, the CBI searched for the CCTV camera footage, and too assessing the worth of the premises, they said.
CBI arrests Punjab DIG Bhullar successful bribery case, luxury assets seized
CBI arrests Punjab DIG Bhullar successful bribery case, luxury assets seized | Video Credit: The Hindu
Mr. Bhullar was arrested connected October 16 for allegedly accepting ₹8 lakh successful a bribe from a scrap trader arsenic "sewa pani". Subsequent searches resulted successful the seizure of currency worthy ₹7.5 crore too golden jewellery weighing 2.5 kg.
In addition, 26 luxury watches, including those from Rolex and Rado brands, documents pertaining to much than 50 immovable properties held successful the names of household members and suspected benami entities, locker keys and details of aggregate slope accounts and 4 firearms, on with 100 unrecorded cartridges, were besides seized during the hunt operation.
Since his arrest, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has besides operated respective of his slope lockers, they said.
Mr. Bhullar was arrested from his Mohali bureau pursuing a ailment lodged by the scrap dealer, a nonmigratory of Mandi Gobindgarh successful the Fatehgarh Sahib district. He accused the elder constabulary serviceman of demanding a recurring monthly outgo for "settling" a 2023 FIR against him.
A middleman identified arsenic Kirshanu was besides arrested, and ₹21 lakh was seized from him.
According to an FIR lodged by the CBI, complainant Akash Batta alleged that Mr. Bhullar demanded amerciable gratification done his middleman for settling the 2023 lawsuit registered against him successful Sirhind and ensuring that nary further coercive oregon adverse constabulary enactment would beryllium taken against his business.
The complainant further alleged that Mr. Bhullar had been demanding recurring monthly payments, referred to arsenic "sewa-paani", and had threatened to falsely implicate him successful business-related transgression cases successful lawsuit of non-compliance.
The complainant, successful his statement, claimed that helium had been booked connected mendacious allegations that helium was utilizing fake bills.
Mr. Bhullar was appointed the DIG (Ropar Range) successful November 2024. The Ropar Range comprises Mohali, Rupnagar and Fatehgarh Sahib districts. He was suspended by the Punjab authorities aft his arrest.
The serviceman is the lad of erstwhile Punjab Director General of Police M S Bhullar.
