Chandigarh, Oct. 17 -- In a major crackdown on corruption, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested Punjab Police deputy inspector general (DIG) of police Harcharan Singh Bhullar for allegedly demanding an Rs.8 lakh bribe from a scrap dealer, Akash Bhatta, based in Mandi Gobindgarh of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

Bhullar, son of former Punjab director general of police Mehal Singh Bhullar, is the first senior Punjab Police officer to be arrested for graft under the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government.

A 2007-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, Bhullar, who assumed charge as the DIG of the Ropar range in November 2024, was apprehended from his office in Mohali. Officials confirmed that CBI teams simultaneously sear...