CBI arrests Punjab DIG on graft costs; 5 crore money, Mercedes, luxurious watches seized

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday (October 16, 2025) mentioned they’ve arrested a senior Indian Police Service officer of the 2009 batch, presently posted as Punjab Deputy Inspector General of Police, on costs of bribery.

According to an official assertion, he was arrested together with a personal particular person, in a bribery case involving ₹8 lakh. The officer was additionally allegedly searching for recurring month-to-month unlawful funds from the complainant.

The arrested officer Harcharan Singh Bhullar was posted as DIG, Ropar Range in Punjab.

“A case was registered by CBI on October 16 in opposition to the accused public servant and his affiliate on allegations that the officer demanded a bribe of ₹8 lakh and month-to-month unlawful gratification via his intermediary for “settling” an FIR registered in opposition to the complainant and guaranteeing that no additional coercive or opposed police motion was taken in opposition to his enterprise,” mentioned the assertion.

The CBI caught the personal particular person red-handed whereas demanding and accepting ₹8 lakh from the complainant on behalf of Mr. Bhullar, the DIG in Chandigarh, the assertion mentioned.

During searches at varied premises linked to the general public servant in Punjab and Chandigarh, the CBI seized substantial money and incriminating materials, together with money of roughly ₹5 crore, paperwork pertaining to immovable properties and property in Punjab, jewelry weighing about 1.5 kg, keys of two luxurious automobiles (Mercedes and Audi), 22 luxurious watches, locker keys, 40 litres of imported liquor, one double-barrel gun, one pistol, one revolver, and one air gun together with ammunition amongst others.

“Both accused have been arrested and can be produced earlier than the designated court docket on October 17. Searches and additional investigation are persevering with,” it mentioned.