Harcharan Bhullar graft case: ED raids 11 premises linked to suspended Punjab DIG in money-laundering probe
Harcharan Bhullar graft case: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday conducted raids at 11 premises across Punjab in connection with money-laundering probe against suspended Punjab DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar and his associates.
The raids were conducted under Section 17 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. Among 11 locations, five are in Ludhiana district, two in Chandigarh, two in Patiala, one in Nabha, and one in Jalandhar.
The ED raids stem from investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and and Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Chandigarh into the offences involving allegations of bribery and possession of assets disproportionate to known sources of income.
Bhullar, who was serving as DIG of the Ropar Range, was arrested by the CBI in October 2025 after a complaint from a scrap dealer based in Fatehgarh Sahib. The complainant claimed that Bhullar demanded a bribe through a middleman, Kirshanu Sharda, to settle a 2023 FIR filed against his business at the Sirhind police station.
According to the CBI’s FIR and investigation, Sharda first asked for money to close the case and later demanded ₹8 lakh to stop further police action.
On October 16, 2025, the CBI laid a trap and caught Sharda while he was accepting ₹5 lakh on behalf of Bhullar.
- PTC NEWS
