Overview
- Bhullar remains in judicial custody and appeared via video from Burail jail after his October 16 arrest alongside alleged middleman Sharda.
- The complaint by scrap dealer Akash Batta alleges demands to pay for "settling" a 2023 FIR and recurring "sewa-paani," with threats of false implication.
- CBI searches documented more than Rs 7.36 crore in cash, jewellery worth over Rs 2.32 crore, 26 high-end watches, weapons, luxury vehicles and papers for about 50 properties.
- A separate disproportionate-assets case cites roughly 150 acres of agricultural land and commercial holdings tied to Bhullar and family, contrasted with his declared 2024–25 income of about Rs 45.95 lakh.
- Outlets differ on the alleged bribe amount, variously reporting Rs 5 lakh or Rs 8 lakh, and the state government has suspended the officer.