Ludhiana, Oct. 19 -- The Samrala police on Saturday booked suspended deputy inspector general (DIG, Ropar Range) Harcharan Singh Bhullar under the Excise Act, a day after 108 bottles of liquor were recovered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) during a raid at his farmhouse.

Bhullar, who was arrested on October 16 from his office in Mohali for allegedly demanding an Rs.8 lakh bribe from a Mandi Gobindgarh-based scrap dealer, Akash Batta. On Friday, a CBI court in Chandigarh sent Bhullar to 14-day judicial custody.

Samrala deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Tarlochan Singh confirmed the development.

The FIR has been registered under Sections 61 (unlawful activities related to intoxicants, such as import, export, transport, m...