Chandigarh, Dec. 11 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in its chargesheet against suspended Ropar Range DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar and alleged middleman Krishanu Sharda in the Rs.8-lakh bribery case has pointed to involvement of more public servants and private individuals based on chats extracted from their mobile phones.

CBI has kept the probe open under Section 193 (9) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) to further analyse the accused's mobile data, and verify these suspected transactions and involvement of other persons.

Bhullar, 58, and Krishanu, 29, a national-level hockey player, were arrested on October 16 following a complaint filed by Akash Batta, a scrap dealer from Mandi Gobindgarh.

During a subseque...