Senior IPS Officer Arrested in Rs 5 Crore Corruption Scandal: CBI Seizes Cash, Luxury Assets in Punjab

Oct 17, 2025 01:52 am CST

The CBI has arrested Punjab's Deputy Inspector General Harcharan Singh Bhullar on corruption charges, uncovering approximately Rs 5 crore in cash, luxury vehicles, gold, and property documents during raids. The 2009-batch IPS officer was allegedly demanding bribes through a middleman to settle criminal cases, with evidence of monthly extortion payments from local businessmen.