Punjab Newsline | Chandigarh
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has carried out a major action in its money laundering investigation against suspended Punjab Police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar, seizing ₹1.4 crore in cash following raids at multiple locations.
The action conducted on April 27 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), covered 11 premises across Chandigarh and Punjab. During the searches, officials also recovered several crucial and incriminating documents.
Bhullar’s residence in Sector 40, Chandigarh, was among the locations raided. The same premises had earlier come under scrutiny last year when the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) reportedly recovered around ₹7.5 crore in cash.
In addition to Chandigarh, the ED conducted searches at multiple sites linked to Bhullar in Jalandhar, Ludhiana, and Patiala. Raids were also carried out at the premises of his close associates, including some property dealers.
The ED’s action follows earlier action by the CBI, which had arrested Bhullar last year based on a complaint filed by a scrap trader, Akash Batta, from Mandi Gobindgarh. The complainant alleged that Bhullar and his alleged middleman, Krishnu Sharda, threatened to implicate him in a criminal case and demanded ₹8 lakh.
