CBI has arrested Punjab Police’s Ropar Range DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar and a private person in a bribery case of Rs 8 lakh. The arrested officer is a 2009 batch IPS officer and was currently posted as DIG of Ropar Range. CBI recovered many luxury items during raids at DIG’s house and premises.

According to CBI, the DIG is accused of demanding a bribe of Rs 8 lakh from a businessman in exchange for settling the FIR registered against him and not taking any further police action. Apart from this, he was also demanding to take money illegally every month.

CBI played a game to catch DIG red handed

After receiving the complaint, CBI registered a case on October 16 and laid a trap in Sector-21, Chandigarh and caught the accused’s middleman red handed while taking Rs 8 lakh. CBI said that during the trap, the complainant made a controlled call to the DIG, in which the officer admitted receiving the money and called the middleman and the complainant to his office. After this the CBI team arrested the DIG from his office.

During the raid, CBI recovered huge amount of cash and valuables from the houses and hideouts of the DIG, which included about Rs 5 crore in cash (counting is still going on), 1.5 kg of gold and jewellery, several documents related to property in Punjab, keys of Mercedes and Audi cars and 22 expensive watches.

Foreign liquor bottles and guns also recovered

Apart from this, locker keys, 40 liter foreign liquor bottles, a double barrel gun, a pistol, a revolver, an air gun have been recovered from the house and premises. CBI has also recovered Rs 21 lakh cash from the middleman. Both the accused have been arrested and will be presented in the court on October 17. CBI has said that further search and investigation is going on in the case.

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Ropar Range DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar in Punjab was arrested by the CBI on Thursday (October 16, 2025) afternoon. This arrest is said to be related to a high profile bribery case. It is being told that a scrap businessman of Mandi Gobindgarh had accused the DIG of taking a bribe of Rs 5 lakh. The police have not yet issued any official statement on this.

Arrested red handed taking bribe
According to CBI sources, the DIG was arrested red handed while taking bribe. The complainant, a resident of Fatehgarh Sahib, had alleged that DIG Bhullar had demanded a huge amount to settle a case and had called him to the Mohali office to give the first instalment. Based on this information, the CBI team raided and arrested the DIG on the spot.

Complaints were being received for a long time
CBI had been receiving complaints against this senior officer for a long time that he used to demand money in return for providing relief in cases. Based on this information, the agency laid the trap in advance and carried out the trap operation as per the plan. As soon as the officer took the bribe of Rs 5 lakh, the CBI team raided the spot and arrested him red handed. Information about bundles of cash being recovered during the search has also come to light.

Raids on office and residence also
After the arrest, the team raided the DIG’s office and residence. Investigators suspect that documents of property acquired through corruption may be found from here. A senior CBI official said that a case has been registered against the accused under the Prevention of Corruption Act and his interrogation is going on. There has been a stir in the police administration after the arrest.

Us ban argentina ex-president entry: The US has banned the entry on former Argentina President Christina Fernandez de Kirchen. It is being told that the Trump administration has imposed this restriction against him due to serious allegations of corruption and bribery. Apart from him, the US State Department has also banned former Argentine Planning Minister Julio Miguel de Vido and their families.

Christina Fernandez and D Wido are accused of corruption in several government schemes during their tenure and were involved in bribery. Due to this corruption, the Argentina government lost millions of dollars. This case is not only limited to allegations but the courts have also convicted them.

America convicted Fernandez and Wido as corruption

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement released on Friday (March 21) that several courts have blamed Fernandez and D Wido in corruption cases. He clarified that America will continue to take strict action against those who misuse public power for personal benefits. He said, ‘This ban shows our commitment against corruption globally. We will not leave any corrupt person.

6 year jail, life ban on government post

Argentina’s federal court convicted Fernandez de Kirchner in a corruption case and sentenced him to life ban on a six -year jail and a public position. He was accused that between 2007 and 2015, while being President, his administration had made a big disturbance in giving contracts for public work works. The Chief Prosecutor called the scam as the biggest corruption scam in the history of Argentina. The Supreme Court also upheld the decision of the lower court.

Fernandez has been attacked with fatal attack

Apart from allegations of corruption, Christina Fernandez de Kirchen has also fallen victim to a fatal attack. In the year 2022, a man was pressed by a gun outside his house in Buenos Aires on Fernandez, but the bullet was not fired due to technical fault. After this incident, there was a huge protest in Argentina and thousands of his supporters took to the streets.

America strict attitude against corruption

America is constantly taking strict steps against corruption and is adopting a policy of banning such leaders. The ban on Christina Fernandez de Kirchner is part of this policy, which makes it clear that America will not allow the corrupt leaders of any country to enter its place.