ED conducts searches at 11 premises in PMLA case against former Punjab Police DIG Bhullar
Premises in Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Patiala, Nabha and Jalandhar linked to the accused, associates and suspected benamidars are being covered
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday conducted searches at 11 locations across Punjab in connection with a money laundering probe against former state police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar.
The search is linked to a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case in which Bhullar has been accused of seeking illegal gratification and possessing disproportionate assets.
The searches are aimed at tracing proceeds of crime and identifying benami assets under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The ED team is also carrying out a search at a property belonging to Bhullar in Sector 40, Chandigarh.
Besides Chandigarh and Ludhiana, the ED teams are carrying out searches in Patiala, Nabha and Jalandhar at premises linked to the accused, his associates and suspected benamidars (the owner in whose name a benami property is held).
In Patiala, searches are being carried out at two locations.
Sources said that teams from Delhi are conducting the search in coordination with the ED unit in Jalandhar.
The searches are expected to help gather evidence related to alleged money laundering activities, ED officials said.
Bhullar, who was serving as the deputy inspector general (DIG) of police (Ropar Range), was arrested by the CBI in October 2025 after a scrap dealer alleged that bribe was demanded from him through an intermediary to settle a case. (With PTI inputs)
