India, Oct. 16 -- Punjab IPS officer Harcharan Singh Bhullar has landed in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) net for allegedly asking for recurring monthly bribes from a businessman in Fatehgarh Sahib.

The CBI caught Bhullar red-handed in his Mohali office while accepting a bribe of Rs.8 lakh after a trap was laid on a complaint, officials said.

Visuals of bags of cash and jewellery were shared by the CBI after the arrest. According to a press release by the agency, upwards of Rs.5 crore cash was seized from the officer, with officials still counting. Apart from that, 1.5kg of jewellery was also seized.

According to the FIR registered in the case, a complaint was received from Akash Batta, a scrap businessman from Fatehgarh Sah...