Anti-corruption agencies in Bihar conducted separate crackdown operations on Thursday, 8 October 2026, targeting two government employees — the Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) arrested a clerk for allegedly accepting a ₹20,000 bribe, while the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) simultaneously searched five premises linked to an executive engineer in a disproportionate assets case worth over ₹83 lakh.

Clerk caught at Danapur paan shop

The Vigilance Investigation Bureau arrested Vijay Kumar, a Lower Division Clerk posted at the Animal Husbandry Department office in Danapur, while he was allegedly in the act of accepting a ₹20,000 bribe at a paan shop near the AIIMS roundabout in Patna.

According to the bureau, the complaint was filed by Rajendra Prasad, a resident of Naubatpur in Patna, who alleged that Kumar had demanded the bribe in exchange for processing the release of ₹6 lakh from his General Provident Fund (GPF) account. A preliminary verification by the VIB found the allegation to be substantiated.

A trap team led by DSP Asif Iqbal was subsequently constituted and deployed. The accused was taken into custody along with the bribe amount, and is expected to be produced before the Special Vigilance Court after the completion of procedural formalities.

EOU raids engineer across four districts

In a separate but concurrent operation, the Economic Offences Unit conducted simultaneous searches at five locations spread across Bhagalpur, Munger, Patna, and Muzaffarpur, targeting premises linked to Narad Kumar Das, an Executive Engineer in the Planning and Development Department.

The case — registered as EOU Police Station Case No. 28/26 — was filed under Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018), following information received by the agency. Search warrants were issued by the Special Court (Vigilance), Patna, with separate teams led by DSP-rank officers executing the searches on Thursday morning.

Locations covered include Das's residence at Hanuman Path, Tilkamanjhi, Bhagalpur; premises at Bengali Tola, Belan Bazar, Munger; the government office of the Local Area Engineering Organisation division in Munger; Flat No. 2F, Radhika Apartment, Kazi Mohammadpur, Muzaffarpur; and premises at Kusumpuram Colony in Patna's Rupaspur police station area.

Scale of alleged disproportionate assets

The EOU said its investigation revealed prima facie evidence that Das allegedly possessed assets worth ₹83,53,200 in excess of his known and legitimate sources of income. According to the agency, this alleged excess represents approximately 64.93% of his known income — a significant gap that investigators say triggered the registered case.

Search teams are examining documents, financial records, and other materials at all five locations. The agency stated that details of assets, documents, and evidence recovered will be disclosed only after the operation is concluded.

Pattern of Bihar's anti-corruption enforcement

The twin operations on Thursday reflect a continued push by Bihar's anti-graft machinery. The Vigilance Investigation Bureau and EOU have both stepped up field operations in recent months, targeting officials across departments. Notably, the use of coordinated multi-location raids — spanning four districts simultaneously — signals an increasingly systematic approach to pursuing disproportionate assets cases beyond state capital Patna.

The outcome of the EOU searches and the progress of the VIB's case before the Special Vigilance Court will be closely watched as both matters move through the legal process.