Chandigarh: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday carried out major raids at 11 locations across Punjab and Chandigarh in connection with a money laundering case against former Punjab Police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar.
Searches across multiple cities
Officials said simultaneous searches were conducted in Ludhiana, Patiala, Nabha and Jalandhar, targeting premises linked to Bhullar, his associates and alleged benami property holders.
The action was conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), focusing on assets suspected to be disproportionate to known sources of income and proceeds of bribery.
Documents, digital evidence seized
During the raids, ED teams reportedly seized key documents and digital evidence as part of the ongoing probe into alleged illegal wealth accumulation.
CBI case forms basis
The case stems from an FIR registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation. Bhullar is accused of demanding a hefty bribe through an intermediary from a scrap dealer to settle a criminal case during his tenure as DIG in Ropar range.
He was earlier arrested by the CBI in October 2025 in connection with the same case.
