From The Hindu · Amit Bhelari · · 2m
Bihar vigilance raids engineer over illegal assets
Vigilance bureau conducts simultaneous raids on Rural Works Department engineer accused of amassing assets worth one crore ten lakh rupees beyond his known income.
In brief
Vigilance bureau conducts simultaneous raids on Rural Works Department engineer accused of amassing assets worth one crore ten lakh rupees beyond his known income. Bihar's Vigilance Investigation Bureau raided Rural Works Department Executive Engineer Chandra Shekhar Singh at four locations on October fifteenth…
Vigilance raids engineer at four locations
The Vigilance Investigation Bureau conducted simultaneous raids on October fifteenth, twenty twenty-six at four locations belonging to Rural Works Department Executive Engineer Chandra Shekhar Singh in Chhapra, Patna, Katihar and Darjeeling.
Engineer accused of illegal asset accumulation
Chandra Shekhar Singh, posted at the Rural Works Department's Quality Testing Office in Chhapra, is accused of possessing illegal assets worth one crore ten lakh rupees in excess of his known sources of income.
Cash and jewellery recovered during searches
Vigilance teams recovered three lakh rupees in cash from Singh's flat in Patna and two lakh rupees from his house in Katihar.
Land purchases in wife's name in Darjeeling
Investigators found documents showing Singh's wife, Shweta Kumari, purchased ninety two decimals, or thirty one kathas, of land in Darjeeling's Phansidewi police station area in multiple parcels all during twenty twenty-one.
Land in upscale Darjeeling locality worth crores
The land is located in an upscale Darjeeling locality alongside a national highway with a three star hotel nearby.Its market value is reportedly estimated to be worth crores of rupees and is currently being assessed.
Land not disclosed in property declaration
In his property declaration for the financial year twenty twenty-five to twenty twenty-six, Chandra Shekhar Singh reportedly did not disclose any details of the thirty one kathas of land in Darjeeling.
FIR registered under corruption act
An FIR numbered one hundred twenty-one slash twenty twenty-six was registered at the Vigilance police station on October thirteenth, twenty twenty-six under Section thirteen, subsection two, read with Section thirteen, subsection one, clause b, of…
Investigation ongoing into other assets
Documents relating to other properties, bank accounts and jewellery were reportedly found during the investigation.
In short
Bihar's Vigilance Investigation Bureau raided Rural Works Department Executive Engineer Chandra Shekhar Singh at four locations on October fifteenth, twenty twenty-six, in a disproportionate assets case involving alleged illegal holdings worth one crore ten lakh rupees.
