{"id":9727,"date":"2026-08-07T12:53:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T12:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9727"},"modified":"2026-08-07T12:53:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T12:53:58","slug":"jantar-mantar-terror-plot-row-amritsar-top-cop-gurpreet-bhullar-shunted-bjp-cries-foul-amritsar-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9727","title":{"rendered":"Jantar Mantar &#8216;terror plot&#8217; row: Amritsar top cop Gurpreet Bhullar shunted; BJP cries foul | Amritsar News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133032479,imgsize-1254953,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/former-amritsar-police-commissioner-gurpreet-singh-bhullar-centre.jpg\" alt=\"Jantar Mantar 'terror plot' row: Amritsar top cop Gurpreet Bhullar shunted; BJP cries foul\" title=\"Former Amritsar police commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar (centre).\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Former Amritsar police commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar (centre).\">Former Amritsar police commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar (centre).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>AMRITSAR: In a sudden and unexpected move, Amritsar commissioner of police (CP) Gurpreet Singh Bhullar has been removed from his post, with deputy inspector general (DIG), Border Range, Amritsar, Harmanbir Singh Gill\u2014who himself recently assumed charge\u2014being given additional charge as CP, Amritsar.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The reason behind the abrupt reshuffle is not immediately clear. However, sources said a controversial statement or decision allegedly made by Bhullar may have prompted the government to take the step.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The transfer orders, issued on August 7 by Gurkirat Kirpal Singh, principal secretary to the Government of Punjab, Department of Home Affairs, stated that Bhullar would report to the office of the DGP until further orders. <!-- -->Both officers have been directed to assume their new assignments with immediate effect.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bhullar\" msid=\"133032543\" width=\"\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-133032543\/bhullar.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The transfer triggered an immediate political reaction from former Union Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Industries Ravneet Singh Bittu, who questioned the timing of the move in a post on X.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>&#8220;The timing of Gurpreet Bhullar&#8217;s transfer is bound to raise eyebrows. Did his accurate revelations about the alleged Jantar Mantar plot trouble Kejriwal?&#8221; Bittu said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>While the Punjab government cited &#8220;administrative grounds&#8221; for the reshuffle, highly placed sources claimed there could be more to the sudden transfer than a routine administrative exercise.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>(With agency inputs)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/amritsar\/jantar-mantar-terror-plot-row-amritsar-top-cop-gurpreet-bhullar-shunted-bjp-cries-foul\/articleshow\/133032404.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Amritsar police commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar (centre). AMRITSAR: In a sudden and unexpected move, Amritsar commissioner of police (CP) Gurpreet Singh Bhullar has been removed from his post, with deputy inspector general (DIG), Border Range, Amritsar, Harmanbir Singh Gill\u2014who himself recently assumed charge\u2014being given additional charge as CP, Amritsar.The reason behind the abrupt reshuffle [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9728,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/former-amritsar-police-commissioner-gurpreet-singh-bhullar-centre.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/former-amritsar-police-commissioner-gurpreet-singh-bhullar-centre.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/former-amritsar-police-commissioner-gurpreet-singh-bhullar-centre.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/former-amritsar-police-commissioner-gurpreet-singh-bhullar-centre.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/former-amritsar-police-commissioner-gurpreet-singh-bhullar-centre.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/former-amritsar-police-commissioner-gurpreet-singh-bhullar-centre.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/former-amritsar-police-commissioner-gurpreet-singh-bhullar-centre.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/former-amritsar-police-commissioner-gurpreet-singh-bhullar-centre.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/former-amritsar-police-commissioner-gurpreet-singh-bhullar-centre.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/former-amritsar-police-commissioner-gurpreet-singh-bhullar-centre.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/former-amritsar-police-commissioner-gurpreet-singh-bhullar-centre.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/former-amritsar-police-commissioner-gurpreet-singh-bhullar-centre.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/former-amritsar-police-commissioner-gurpreet-singh-bhullar-centre.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/former-amritsar-police-commissioner-gurpreet-singh-bhullar-centre.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Former Amritsar police commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar (centre). 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