Chandigarh: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Chandigarh on Friday further extended the judicial custody of Punjab police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar by 14 days.

Bhullar and middleman Krishna Sharda were arrested on October 16 last over an alleged Rs 8 lakh bribe demand from a scrap dealer Akash Batta, also a complainant, in the said case.

Bhullar was presented before the CBI court through video conferencing from Burail jail after his 14-day judicial custody ended on Friday.

Background and Career Profile

Bhullar, who is son of former Punjab DGP Mehal Singh Bhullar, had joined Ropar range as DIG in November, last year, while he was posted as Patiala range DIG prior to that and was actively involved in the state government’s "war against drugs’’ campaign in Ropar range.

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