The Enforcement Directorate's October 12 release says it arrested former Ropar Range DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar on October 9 under the PMLA. It confirms that Chandigarh's special PMLA court granted eight days of ED custody. October 12 is the statement date, not a new arrest date.
ED links its investigation to two CBI FIRs alleging corruption and disproportionate assets. It alleges an intermediary sought a bribe and describes suspected criminal proceeds. These remain agency allegations; no conviction is announced.
The Times of India reported the eight-day remand on October 9. The New Indian Express's earlier report that day recorded the defence's objections: lawyers said remand was unnecessary because investigators already held the documents, and argued that custody during cross-examination could impair a fair trial. The later custody decision permits questioning; it does not determine guilt.