Overview
- The Bihar government placed Yogesh Kumar Sagar and Abhilasha Kumari Sharma under suspension on Saturday after the Enforcement Directorate passed evidence to the Special Vigilance Unit and the General Administration Department recommended disciplinary action.
- Contractor Rishu Ranjan Sinha, known as Rishu Shree, was arrested by the SVU and remanded to judicial custody at Beur Jail following ED inquiries that alleged tender manipulation and money‑laundering.
- Investigators say the contractor funded luxury travel and gifts for officials, including a Europe trip for Sagar and eight relatives costing about Rs 21.92 lakh and other paid trips and expensive items linked to Sharma.
- Agencies are now examining bank records, inflated invoices, property transactions, overseas travel documents and recovered assets, and they have reported seizures such as jewellery found in earlier raids.
- The suspensions are an administrative step under service rules while criminal probes under the PMLA continue, and officials warn the inquiry may expand to include more bureaucrats and contractors, with procurement integrity at stake.