New Delhi, April 29 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Chandigarh Zonal Office, on Tuesday said it recently conducted search operations at 11 premises located in Chandigarh, Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Patiala.
The premises are linked to H.S. Bhullar and his associates, including property dealers and suspected benamidars.
The ED initiated the investigation based on an FIR (first information report) registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), ACB Chandigarh. The FIR was filed following a complaint by Akash Batta, alleging that illegal gratification was demanded by Harcharan Singh Bhullar, then DIG, through his middleman Kirshanu, for settlement of a case registered at Police Station Sirhind. The demand was allegedly made to ensu...