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CBI arrests DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar in bribery case
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Deputy Inspector General Harcharan Singh Bhullar, posted in Ropar Range, in connection with a bribery case. Officials said a CBI team conducted a raid at Bhullar’s office in Chandigarh before taking him into custody.
According to sources, Bhullar is accused of demanding and accepting a bribe of around five lakh rupees. The alleged payment was linked to a scrap dealer from Mandi Gobindgarh in Fatehgarh Sahib district.
Investigators have also detained an intermediary who was reportedly involved in facilitating the deal between Bhullar and the complainant. The CBI is said to have laid a trap and caught the officer while accepting the money.
Harcharan Singh Bhullar is a 2007-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer. Further inquiry into the case is ongoing.
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