The Punjab Police are in the eye of a storm, shaken by two back-to-back scandals that have cast a long shadow over its credibility and internal cohesion. Just as the force was grappling with the fallout of a corruption case against a serving Deputy Inspector General (DIG), it was jolted by the sudden and suspicious death of Aqil Akhtar, son of former Director General of Police (DGP) Mohammad Mustafa .

Both developments carry serious political implications, raising questions about accountability, power and policing in Punjab involving the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress.

The first controversy erupted when the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 8 lakh from a scrap dealer on October 16. Subsequ

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