Chandigarh, Oct 17: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted extensive searches at various locations in Punjab and Chandigarh in connection with an ongoing investigation into a bribery case involving a Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Punjab Police, identified as Harcharan Singh Bhullar.
During the course of searches, recoveries from the DIG’s Chandigarh residence include cash amounting to approximately Rs 7.5 crore; Gold jewellery weighing around 2.5 kg; 26 luxury watches, including brands such as Rolex and Rado; Documents pertaining to more than 50 immovable properties held in the names of family members and suspected benami entities; Locker keys and details of multiple bank accounts; Four firearms along with 100 live cartridges.
From a farmhouse at Samrala:-108 bottles of liquor; Cash amounting to ₹5.7 lakh and 17 live cartridges were also recovered and seized.
From the residence of an alleged middleman, the CBI team seized cash amounting to ₹21 lakh and various documents suspected to be of incriminating in nature.
Both the accused DIG, Ropar Range Harcharan Singh Bhullar and his middleman were produced in the CBI Court, Chandigarh today and the Court has remanded them to 14 days judicial custody, said CBI in its statement.
