Punjab Police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar will be produced before a special CBI court today (November 11th) after his five-day CBI remand ends. The CBI has seized several crucial evidence related to the case, which may lead to a renewed request for remand.
On Monday, middleman Krishanu Sharda was produced after his four-day police remand ended. The court remanded him to judicial custody. The next hearing in the case is scheduled for November 20th. Krishanu was limping while walking, prompting his lawyer to request a medical examination.
After the CBI, the ED is now set to enter the scene. The ED is arriving at the CBI office in Chandigarh on Tuesday, where it will take records of DIG Bhullar, along with IAS and IPS officers, who have acquired benami properties.
Information obtained about 50 officers
The CBI’s investigation into DIG Bhullar and the middleman Krishanu Sharda, who was arrested with him, has so far yielded information about 50 Punjab officers. The CBI has also compiled a list of their names.
The ED’s entry could now increase the difficulties for Punjab officers, as upon taking the records, the ED team will send notices to these officers and summon them for questioning in the benami property case.