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Days aft helium was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) connected charges of bribery, Harcharan Singh Bhullar, the suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Punjab Police, has been booked for allegedly amassing disproportionate assets.
According to the FIR, the allegations mentioned successful the ailment prima facie disclose the committee of cognisable offences punishable nether Section 13(2) work with 13(1)(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended successful 2018) and Section 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 against H. S. Bhullar and chartless others. Hence, a regular lawsuit has been registered nether these sections.
On October 16, a regular lawsuit was registered against Bhullar nether Sections 61(2) BNS and 7 and 7A of the PC Act connected allegations that the serviceman demanded a bribe and monthly amerciable gratification done his middleman for “settling” an FIR registered against the complainant and ensuring that nary further coercive oregon adverse constabulary enactment was taken against his business.
Bhullar’s aide, Krishnu Sharda, who was besides arrested with him, was connected Wednesday sent to 9 days’ custody by a CBI tribunal here. Bhullar and his subordinate were arrested pursuing a ailment lodged by a Fatehgarh Sahib-based scrap dealer.
The CBI had caught Sharda red-handed portion demanding and accepting ₹5 lakh from the complainant connected behalf of Bhullar successful Chandigarh. The FIR said that during the investigation, currency amounting to ₹7,36,90,000 was recovered, retired of which ₹7,36,50,000 was seized. Gold jewellery and metallic items worthy ₹2,32,07,686 (from the chamber of Bhullar), and 26 branded and costly watches were besides recovered. Documents relating to immovable spot were besides seized, it added.
