The Bihar Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) has arrested three government officials in connection with the alleged Rishu Shree tender scam. The arrested individuals are Mumukshu Chaudhary, Joint Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Bihar; Tarani Das, Chief Engineer, Bihar Construction Department (BCD); and Umesh Kumar Singh, Executive Engineer, Urban Development and Housing Department (UDHD).
The SVU is currently interrogating the arrested officials and they are expected to appear in court later today. Meanwhile, senior IAS officer Sanjeev Hans, also implicated in the case, is currently untraceable, with SVU teams conducting raids to locate him. The Bihar government has taken disciplinary action by suspending IAS officers Abhilasha Sharma and Yogesh Kumar Sagar in connection with the investigation.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is also investigating the alleged scam and has conducted raids, recovering large sums of money from properties associated with the accused officials. The ED’s investigation revealed that various officials were allegedly involved in accepting bribes for government contracts and project bill clearances.
