Shock Find: Huge Stash of Cash, Jewelry, Properties Recovered from Decorated Cop’s Residence
Harsehajveer Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ October 17,2025
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted an extensive searches at various locations in Punjab and Chandigarh in connection with an ongoing investigation into a bribery case involving a Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Punjab Police.
The said officer was earlier caught while allegedly demanding and accepting illegal gratification from a businessman through his associate for “settling” an FIR registered against the complainant and for ensuring that no further coercive or adverse police action was taken against his business.
During the course of searches, the following recoveries were made:
From the Chandigarh residence of the public servant:-
- Cash amounting to approximately ₹7.5 crore;
- Gold jewellery weighing around 2.5 kg;
- 26 luxury watches, including brands such as Rolex and Rado;
- Documents pertaining to more than 50 immovable properties held in the names of family members and suspected benami entities;
- Locker keys and details of multiple bank accounts;
- Four firearms along with 100 live cartridges.
From the farmhouse at Samrala:-
- 108 bottles of liquor;
- Cash amounting to ₹5.7 lakh;
- 17 live cartridges.
From the residence of the alleged middleman:-
- Cash amounting to ₹21 lakh;
- Various documents suspected to be of incriminating nature.
The searches are part of the continuing investigation aimed at uncovering the full extent of the alleged corruption and misconduct.
Both the accused i.e. DIG, Ropar Range and his middleman were produced in the CBI Court, Chandigarh today and the Court has remanded them to 14 days judicial custody.
HS Bhullar joined Punjab Police in 1993 as a PPS officer and later in 2009 ,he was promoted to an IPS officer . He was awarded President Medal for Meritorious Services (PMMS) in 2014
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