Patna, May 15 (IANS) The crackdown on corruption continues in Bihar, with the Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) taking action against erring officials. In the latest case, a Junior Engineer was caught red-handed while allegedly accepting a bribe in Sitamarhi district.According to officials, the accused, Vijay Kumar Sharma, was posted as a Junior Engineer at the Pupri Nagar Parishad in Sitamarhi. He had allegedly been demanding a bribe from a contractor, Raj Bhushan, in connection with the rel…
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Patna, May 8 (IANS) In a major anti-corruption operation in Bihar’s Jamui, the Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) on Friday arrested a clerk posted at the Sono Primary Health Centre while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 37,000. The accused, identified as Rupesh Kumar, is accused of demanding money from an Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) in exchange for clearing her pending salary arrears.According to the complaint, the victimised ANM, Rajnandini, had not received salary arrears for nearl…
Patna, April 28 (IANS) In a major anti-corruption operation in Patna, the Vigilance Investigation Bureau on Tuesday arrested an Assistant Registrar of Maulana Mazharul Haque Arabic and Persian University while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2.5 lakh. The accused has been identified as Sanullah Khan, who was caught red-handed during the transaction.He was allegedly demanding the bribe in exchange for renewing the affiliation of an old college.According to the complainant, Ramanand Mahto, all r…
Patna, April 17 (IANS) In a significant push against corruption, Bihar’s Vigilance Investigation Bureau has intensified its crackdown, leading to the surrender of 13 absconding accused in various corruption cases across the state, an official said on Friday. These individuals had been evading judicial proceedings for a prolonged period, prompting courts to issue warrants for their arrest.Under sustained legal pressure and enforcement measures, all 13 accused surrendered before their resp…
Patna, April 16 (IANS) An Assistant Engineer in Bihar’s Purnea district has been arrested while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000, officials said on Thursday.The accused, Bhushan Prasad, posted with the Bihar Education Project, was caught red-handed by the Vigilance team. The arrest followed a complaint filed by Nandan Kumar Jha, a resident of Hemnagar village under Sarsi police station limits in Purnea.According to the complaint, Nandan Kumar Jha had undertaken the construction of a scho…
Patna, April 2 (IANS) Reinforcing its policy of zero tolerance against corruption, the Bihar Police, on Thursday, took strict action against a tainted police officer. Chandan Kushwaha, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Tirhut Range, has ordered the dismissal of Sub-Inspector Sadre Alam with immediate effect.The case dates back to 2021, when Sadre Alam was posted at Ahiyapur Police Station in Muzaffarpur.A complainant, Tabassum Ara from Sipahipur, had approached the Vigilance Investigation Bu…
Patna, March 26 (IANS) In a continued crackdown on corruption, the Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) on Thursday carried out a major operation in Nalanda, Nitish Kumar’s home district, leading to the arrest of a Health Department official. The action was taken in Nagarnausa block, where a bribery complaint surfaced regarding the correction of an ASHA worker’s birth certificate.Acting on the complaint, vigilance officials arrested Manjit Kumar, a Block Community Mobilizer (BCM) at the …
Patna, March 25 (IANS) In a major action under the anti-corruption drive in Bihar, the Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) from Patna conducted a raid in Hajipur and caught two employees of the Mining Department red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000. The accused include Rahul Kumar Roshan, a Data Entry Operator, and Pramod Kumar, a Class IV employee (attendant).Both were apprehended during a planned trap operation when they accepted chemically treated currency notes from the com…
Patna, March 20 (IANS) In a major anti-corruption action, the Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) has arrested a Panchayati Raj official in Nalanda district while she was allegedly accepting a bribe.The accused, Anushka Kumari, posted as Block Panchayati Raj Officer (BPRO) in Nagarnausa block, was caught red-handed during a trap operation.The district holds political significance as the home constituency of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.According to an official, the action was taken following a c…
Patna, Jan 14 (IANS) Despite repeated actions against corruption in Bihar, incidents of bribery involving government officials continue to surface almost daily. In a major action, the Vigilance Investigation Bureau has arrested a revenue officer posted in the Barauli Circle of Gopalganj district while accepting a bribe. The incident has caused a stir in administrative circles. The accused has been identified as Vijay Singh, a Revenue Officer posted at the Barauli Circle office.He was caught red-…