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New Delhi: Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, a 2004 batch IPS officer posted in Punjab, is probably one of the richest government employees in the country. Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, who is currently posted as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) in Punjab, has assets worth Rs 152 crore, according to the records of the Union Home Ministry.
Bhullar is one of the two IPS officers of 2004 batch who were promoted to the rank of IGP by the Punjab Police earlier this year. Baljot Singh Rathore is the second IPS officer of Punjab Cadre. The order comes with the promotion of 7 officers of the 1997 batch to the rank of ADGP.
Career and family background of Gurpreet Singh Bhullar
Gurpreet Singh Bhullar did his BA Honors before becoming an IPS officer in 2004. Bhullar was posted as SSP of Jalandhar a few years back. His father and grandfather Gurdial Singh Bhullar were also IPS officers and were posted in Jalandhar during their services. Gurdial Singh Bhullar was the SSP of Jalandhar between 1957 and 1960.
Gurpreet Singh Bhullar also served as the Police Commissioner of Ludhiana before being promoted to the rank of IGP. Bhullar also had the longest tenure as SSP of Mohali. The IPS officer has two tenures as Mohali SSP, first between 2009 and 2013 and again from 2015 till August 2016.
richer than top punjab leaders
In 2016, when Bhullar announced his real estate, he attracted attention. The 2004 batch IPS officer had assets worth Rs 152 crore, according to records of the asset returns filed by Bhullar, available on the home ministry’s website.
At that time Bhullar was richer than former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and SAD leader Sukhbir Singh Badal. In 2016, where Captain Amarinder Singh’s net worth was Rs 48 crore, Badal’s net worth was around Rs 102 crore.
breakdown of Bhullar’s property
In his tax returns, Bhullar declared 16 properties, including eight residential, four agricultural and three commercial plots. He also owned a 1,500 square yard vacant plot in Delhi’s posh Sainik Farms as well as a commercial plot on Barakhamba Road in central Delhi worth Rs 85 lakh.
According to the documents, Bhullar’s costliest property is valued at around Rs 45 crore and is mentioned as “useless land” in a village in Mohali. In his immovable property returns (IPRs), Bhullar mentioned that he had “inherited” most of these properties and cited “ancestral property flowing from grandparents” as a source in many cases.
Bhullar also mentioned the date of acquisition of at least 12 properties by January 11, 2013. He is among several IPS officers from Punjab who submitted details of properties registered in their own or spouse’s or parents’ name, which have since been made public. 2011.
