Chandigarh, Oct. 12 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Harcharan Singh Bhullar, the then Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Punjab's Ropar Range, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), while a special PMLA court in Chandigarh has granted eight days of custody for interrogation.

According to a press release from the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Chandigarh Zonal Office-I, Harcharan Singh Bhullar, the then Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Ropar Range, Punjab Police, on October 9th, under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with a money laundering investigation arising out of corruption and possession of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

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