Punjab IPS officer Harcharan Singh Bhullar lands in CBI net for demanding ₹8-lakh bribe

Harcharan Singh Bhullar, a 2007-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and the deputy inspector general (DIG) of police of the Ropar range, was arrested on Thursday in an ₹8 lakh bribery case.

Senior IPS officer Harcharan Singh Bhullar is the son of former Punjab director of police Mehal Singh Bhullar.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) took Bhullar into custody from his office in Mohali after finding substantial evidence in the illegal gratification case, a complaint for which was registered on October 11.