Chandigarh, Oct. 30 -- In more trouble for suspended Punjab Police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar, arrested in connection with a bribery case, the Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday registered a disproportionate assets (DA) case against him following a preliminary inquiry into his financial holdings.

The CBI filed a fresh FIR against Bhullar for amassing disproportionate assets after seizure of documents and cash from his residence indicated huge wealth beyond his known sources of income.

The CBI had arrested Bhullar, who was serving as Ropar Range DIG, on October 16 along with a "middleman Krishanu" for allegedly accepting Rs.5 lakh in a bribe from a scrap dealer Akash Batta, who is also the complainant. During searches at his C...