CBI conducts second spherical of searches at suspended Punjab DIGs residence

The CBI on Thursday (October 23, 2025) carried out a second spherical of searches on the residence of suspended Punjab Deputy Inspector General of Police (Ropar Range) Harcharan Singh Bhullar, who was arrested on bribery costs final week, officers stated.

The contemporary operation at Mr. Bhullar’s Sector 40 residence got here amid experiences that he was not cooperating with the company, they stated.

During the raid, the CBI looked for the CCTV digital camera footage, and moreover assessing the worth of the premises, they stated.

Mr. Bhullar was arrested on October 16 for allegedly accepting ₹8 lakh in a bribe from a scrap seller as “sewa pani”. Subsequent searches resulted within the seizure of money price ₹7.5 crore moreover gold jewelry weighing 2.5 kg.

In addition, 26 luxurious watches, together with these from Rolex and Rado manufacturers, paperwork pertaining to greater than 50 immovable properties held within the names of members of the family and suspected benami entities, locker keys and particulars of a number of financial institution accounts and 4 firearms, together with 100 reside cartridges, have been additionally seized throughout the search operation.

Since his arrest, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has additionally operated a number of of his financial institution lockers, they stated.

Mr. Bhullar was arrested from his Mohali workplace following a criticism lodged by the scrap seller, a resident of Mandi Gobindgarh within the Fatehgarh Sahib district. He accused the senior police officer of demanding a recurring month-to-month cost for “settling” a 2023 FIR in opposition to him.

A intermediary recognized as Kirshanu was additionally arrested, and ₹21 lakh was seized from him.

According to an FIR lodged by the CBI, complainant Akash Batta alleged that Mr. Bhullar demanded unlawful gratification by his intermediary for settling the 2023 case registered in opposition to him in Sirhind and making certain that no additional coercive or opposed police motion can be taken in opposition to his enterprise.

The complainant additional alleged that Mr. Bhullar had been demanding recurring month-to-month funds, known as “sewa-paani”, and had threatened to falsely implicate him in business-related felony circumstances in case of non-compliance.

The complainant, in his assertion, claimed that he had been booked on false allegations that he was utilizing pretend payments.

Mr. Bhullar was appointed the DIG (Ropar Range) in November 2024. The Ropar Range contains Mohali, Rupnagar and Fatehgarh Sahib districts. He was suspended by the Punjab authorities after his arrest.

The officer is the son of former Punjab Director General of Police M S Bhullar.