NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday conducted searches at multiple locations in Punjab in connection with a money laundering probe against suspended police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar and entities linked to him.Officials said about 11 premises in Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Patiala, Nabha and Jalandhar linked to Bhullar, his associates and suspected benamidars were covered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The searches were carried out with support from central paramilitary personnel. The probe follows registration of an Enforcement Case Information Report after a case was filed by the CBI. Investigators alleged that Bhullar sought illegal gratification through a middleman to settle a criminal case and possessed assets disproportionate to known sources of income. The searches aim to trace proceeds of crime, identify benami assets and gather evidence. Bhullar, who was posted as DIG (Ropar Range), and an alleged middleman, Krishnau, were arrested by the CBI in October 2025 following a complaint by a scrap dealer. The CBI had laid a trap in Chandigarh and apprehended the middleman while he was allegedly accepting Rs 5 lakh as part of an alleged Rs 8 lakh bribe. It also seized Rs 7.50 crore in cash and 2.5 kg of gold jewellery from Bhullar’s premises. The Supreme Court recently declined to entertain Bhullar’s bail plea and granted him liberty to approach the Punjab and Haryana High Court if the trial does not commence within two months.
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