Mohali, Nov. 4 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday told a Mohali court that the disproportionate assets (DA) case against the suspended Punjab DIG, Harcharan Singh Bhullar, has been filed by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) to 'hinder' the investigation being conducted by the federal agency against him.

".the VB has filed a parallel FIR on identical allegations to frustrate the lawful and ongoing CBI investigation," the CBI prosecutor said in response to the application filed by VB seeking production warrants from the court in the October 29 DA case registered by it.

Following submissions from both sides, Mohali chief judicial magistrate Megha Dhaliwal dismissed the VB's application, observing that the officer is alre...