India, April 28 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday conducted simultaneous search operations at 11 locations across Punjab and Chandigarh in connection with a money laundering case involving suspended Punjab Police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar (2009-batch IPS officer) and his associates.

The searches, carried out under Section 17 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, targeted premises linked to Bhullar, his associates and suspected benamidars. The locations included five sites in Ludhiana district, two in Chandigarh, two in Patiala, one in Nabha, and one in Jalandhar. ED officials stated that the operation aims to trace further proceeds of crime, identify benami properties and gather additional evidence related...