Punjab DIG’s judicial custody prolonged by 14 days in bribery case

The accused was arrested with one other individual on October 16, 2025, in reference to a corruption case involving bribery of ₹8 lakh. File

A CBI court docket right here on Friday (October 31, 2025) prolonged the judicial custody of suspended Punjab Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Harcharan Singh Bhullar, who was arrested in a bribery case, by fourteen days, an official mentioned.

At the top of his two-week judicial custody, Mr. Bhullar, who’s lodged in Burail jail right here, appeared earlier than the court docket by video conferencing.

“There was an application from CBI regarding extension of judicial custody by fourteen days and the court extended it till November 14,” a counsel of Mr. Bhullar mentioned.

The accused was arrested with one other individual on October 16 in reference to a corruption case involving bribery of ₹8 lakh.

Mr. Bhullar was held from his workplace in Mohali, after a scrap vendor Mandi Gobindgarh in Fatehgarh Sahib lodged a criticism alleging that the senior IPS officer demanded recurring month-to-month fee for “settling” a 2023 FIR in opposition to him.

According to the FIR lodged by the CBI, the complainant alleged that DIG Bhullar demanded unlawful gratification by his intermediary for settling the 2023 FIR registered in Sirhind in opposition to him and for making certain that no additional coercive or hostile police motion was taken in opposition to his scrap enterprise.

He additional alleged that Mr. Bhullar had been demanding “sewa-paani” (recurring month-to-month funds) and had threatened to falsely implicate him in business-related legal instances in case of non-compliance.

A CBI court docket right here on October 17 despatched Mr. Bhullar to a 14-day judicial custody, which was prolonged on Friday.

During searches on the DIG’s residence in Chandigarh, the investigative company seized money price greater than ₹7.36 crore, jewelry price over ₹2.32 crore, 26 branded and costly watches apart from paperwork of immovable properties within the names of members of the family.

The accused was booked beneath related sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

Mr. Bhullar was appointed the DIG (Ropar Range) in November 2024. The Ropar Range includes Mohali, Rupnagar and Fatehgarh Sahib districts. After his arrest, he was suspended by the state authorities.

Published – October 31, 2025 04:38 pm IST

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