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News India Live, Digital Desk:The troubles of former Punjab Police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar are not showing any sign of abating. On Monday (April 27, 2026) morning, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) simultaneously raided 11 locations in Punjab and Chandigarh linked to Bhullar and his close associates in connection with the money laundering investigation. This raid by officers of Delhi and Jalandhar units has created a stir in the police department and political circles.
ED’s entry after CBI’s FIR This action of ED is based on the corruption and disproportionate assets case registered against Bhullar by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). In October last year (2025), CBI had arrested Bhullar on charges of taking bribe from a scrap businessman while he was DIG of Ropar Range. The allegation was that he had demanded lakhs of rupees through his middleman to hush up a case. Now ED is investigating where the money earned through corruption was ‘whitened’ and in which benami properties it was invested.
Long raid on residence located in Chandigarh Sector-40 Apart from Bhullar’s official residence in Sector-40, Chandigarh, ED teams also raided Ludhiana, Patiala, Nabha and Jalandhar. The investigating agency suspects that Bhullar has acquired unaccounted wealth by misusing his position. During the raid, the team seized important digital documents, bank account information and papers of benami properties. According to sources, during the earlier CBI raid, about Rs 7.36 crore in cash and gold and silver jewelery worth crores were recovered from his house, which is now being investigated from the point of view of money laundering.
What is the whole matter of ‘seva-paani’? The whole matter started when a scrap dealer from Fatehgarh Sahib complained to the CBI that DIG Bhullar was demanding Rs 8 lakh in exchange for closing a fake case registered against him. By laying a trap, CBI had caught Bhullar’s middleman red-handed taking the first installment of Rs 5 lakh, after which the DIG was also arrested. During the investigation, Bhullar was also found to have 26 luxury watches and several expensive cars (Audi, Mercedes), which were much more than his declared income.
Key points of ED investigation:
Money Laundering: In which shell companies or businesses was the bribe money invested?
Benami Property: Search for properties purchased in benami name even outside Punjab and Chandigarh.
foreign investment: Has any part of this black money been sent abroad?
Disproportionate assets: In-depth scrutiny of documents of more than 50 properties.