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Bihar EOU Raids Uncover 31 Land Deeds and Nepal Link in Engineer Disproportionate Assets Probe

Officials are analyzing seized records with an FIR expected after verification.

Overview

  • Coordinated searches were executed at seven locations including Darbhanga, Jaynagar, Nirmali and Karjain under a Muzaffarpur vigilance court warrant.
  • Executive Engineer Manoj Kumar Rajak, posted in the Jaynagar Supply Division, is under investigation in a disproportionate assets case following complaints.
  • Investigators documented 31 land deeds tied to highway-side purchases, commercial plots in Araria and Darbhanga, a luxury house, a gas agency, and multiple bank and insurance investments.
  • Assets traced beyond Bihar include commercial land in Siliguri and a tea garden in Darjeeling, alongside a house in Harihar Nagar, Nepal, allegedly in an associate’s name.
  • Preliminary calculations indicated assets 62.66% above known income, with officials assessing whether the discrepancy will rise as seized documents are examined.