The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Court, Chandigarh, has granted a 9-day remand of Kirshanu Sharda — who was arrested along with suspended Punjab Police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar in an alleged bribery case — to the CBI.

The CBI had filed the application before the Chandigarh CBI court under Section 187 of the BNSS, 2023, seeking Sharda’s police custody for 12 days.

He was produced in a court today. The CBI had arrested him from Sector 21, Chandigarh, red-handed while accepting a bribe, purportedly on behalf of DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar, on October 16.

As per the FIR, the officer was allegedly seeking recurring monthly illegal payments from the complainant through Kirshanu Sharda. Both accused were arrested on the complaint of a scrap dealer from Mandi Gobindgarh, Naresh Batt

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