An Assistant Engineer in Bihar’s Purnea district was apprehended by the Vigilance team for reportedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000. The accused, Bhushan Prasad, who worked with the Bihar Education Project, was caught red-handed following a complaint by Nandan Kumar Jha from Hemnagar village.
Nandan Kumar Jha had initiated the construction of a school building in Minapur under the Dagrua block. Allegedly, the engineer demanded a 6% commission on the Measurement Book (MB) value. Despite receiving money in installments previously, he insisted on Rs 10,000 this time and refused to sign the Measurement Book without payment.
The Vigilance team, acting on the complaint, filed a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act in Patna and set a trap. The accused, Bhushan Prasad, was caught in the act of accepting the bribe. Currently, he is under interrogation, and legal procedures are in progress.
The Vigilance Investigation Bureau in Bihar has escalated its anti-corruption efforts, conducting raids and making arrests statewide. Authorities have emphasized their determination to take severe action against officials engaged in corruption and abuse of authority.
On a previous occasion, the Bihar Vigilance Investigation Bureau arrested Anurag Abhishek, a government official at the District Dairy Development Office in Bettiah, for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000. Anurag Abhishek was caught red-handed inside his office premises following a complaint by Bablu Kumar from Gaunaha. A special vigilance team from Patna carried out the arrest after conducting a raid in the Banuchhapar area.
