ED raids Punjab Police IPS officer, associate’s locations
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ April 27,2026
Today morning at around 5 am, India’s premier law enforcement agency, enforcement directorate (ED) has launched a search operation at Punjab police suspended IPS officer Harcharan Singh Bhullar and his associate locations under Section 17 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Monday launched search operations at 11 premises across Punjab and Chandigarh in a money laundering probe linked to former deputy inspector general (DIG) Harcharan Singh Bhullar and his associates.
Among 11 locations, five are in Ludhiana district, two in Chandigarh, two in Patiala, one in Nabha, and one in Jalandhar.
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.
ED sources said the ongoing searches against suspended IPS officer Harcharan Singh Bhullar aim to uncover additional proceeds of crime, benami properties, and evidence of money laundering involving the accused, their associates, and suspected benamidars.
DIG, Ropar Range
Bhullar is already booked by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Chandigarh, involving allegations of bribery and possession of assets disproportionate to known sources of income. Presently he is in jail.
The searches are aimed at tracing proceeds of crime and identifying benami assets under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
