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Time of India
19-07-2025
- Time of India
Woman inspector held for taking bribe in Samastipur
Patna: The Vigilance Investigation Bureau on Saturday raided the women's police station in Samastipur and arrested a woman inspector and her driver while taking a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a complainant. According to officials, a woman went to lodge a complaint in the police station, but the station in-charge did not register the case. The victim woman was called to the police station for questioning, and money was demanded from her. On July 10, the victim's family member, Rajiv Ranjan, filed a complaint with the vigilance. When the matter was investigated, the allegations were found to be true. After this, the vigilance team caught the woman inspector red-handed taking a bribe. The arrested inspector, Putul Kumari, is a 2018 batch SI. She is a resident of Motihari. Her first posting was in Samastipur.
Time of India
18-07-2025
- Time of India
Vig arrests two officials in Jamui for accepting bribe
Patna: The sleuths of Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) arrested two govt officials for accepting bribes at the district fisheries development office in Jamui on Friday morning. The arrested officials were identified as Rajiv Kumar, fisheries development officer and Abhay Kumar, district extension officer. The officials were caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a beneficiary of a fish farming scheme. The action followed a complaint by Tulsi Yadav, a resident of Bhelwa Mohanpur village in Sono block, who alleged that the officials demanded Rs 1.5 lakh from the govt grant amount deposited in his account. After verifying the complaint's authenticity, the vigilance team laid a trap and caught both officials accepting the first instalment of Rs 50,000. Both the accused officials were taken into custody. Deputy superintendent of police (vigilance) Satyendra Ram said, "The complainant negotiated to pay the demanded amount in three instalments of Rs 50,000 each, as he couldn't afford to pay Rs 1.5 lakh at once. The officials were arrested while accepting the first instalment." He further said that the accused are at present being interrogated and they will be shifted to Patna for further investigation after completing necessary formalities.
Time of India
14-07-2025
- Time of India
VIB registers 51 graft cases in just 6 months
Patna: Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) has registered 51 cases in the first half of 2025, a sharp increase over previous years, director general Jitendra Singh Gangwar said on Monday. Speaking at the 'First Vigilance Honour Ceremony 2025' in Patna, Gangwar said, "We arrested 45 public servants on bribery charges so far this year, compared to just 12 arrests from eight cases in 2024. We also uncovered six cases of disproportionate assets involving seven accused and three cases of misuse of office implicating 21 people." The event, also attended by IG Garima Malik, honoured citizens who helped the bureau catch corrupt officials red-handed. Among those arrested were a revenue officer from Madhubani, an executive engineer from East Champaran, a computer operator from Sasaram, a land surveyor from Kishanganj and a sub-inspector from Muzaffarpur. "By department, the revenue department led with 15 cases, followed by police with 12. Rural development and education had three cases each, health had two and others included energy, panchayati raj, planning and development, fisheries and the district collectorate," Gangwar added. The VIB will now conduct these honour ceremonies quarterly to sustain momentum in the state's anti-corruption campaign.
Time of India
10-07-2025
- Time of India
Panchayat official caught taking bribe
Patna: The Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) team in Patna on Thursday caught amin Niranjan Kumar while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh. Kumar, posted in Daula panchayat of Sadar block in Kishanganj, had allegedly demanded money to expedite a land compensation process. The complainant, Md Najmer Alam, said his land had been acquired for a dam construction project. "To process the compensation, Amin Niranjan Kumar repeatedly demanded money. He told me, 'You won't get compensation until you pay a bribe,'" Alam alleged. As the matter escalated, Alam and several villagers lodged a formal complaint with the VIB. Following this, a trap was laid. "According to the plan, as soon as Amin accepted the Rs 1 lakh bribe near the bus stand, the team caught him red-handed," said Sanjay Kumar, DSP, VIB.
Time of India
16-06-2025
- Time of India
Govt employee caught taking bribe in Arwal
Patna: A vigilance team on Monday arrested an Awaas Sahayak from the Karpi block premises in Arwal district while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000. The accused, Sunil Kumar Suman, was caught red-handed while demanding money to release funds under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). Director general of the Vigilance Investigation Bureau, said, "The arrest followed a complaint filed by Bhushan Kumar, a resident of Balagadh village. He alleged that Suman was demanding a bribe to release PMAY housing assistance." After verifying the complaint, the vigilance team conducted a planned raid and caught Suman with the bribe. The accused, posted in Puran panchayat, was taken to the Circuit House for interrogation. During questioning, Suman disclosed names of several middlemen allegedly involved in collecting illegal payments from scheme beneficiaries, the DG said. Suman, a resident of Wasilpur village, had been posted at the Karpi block office for several years.
