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Bihar Police Seize Rs 50 Lakh During Engineer’s Asset Searches
Bihar police are searching places connected to an executive engineer named Narad Kumar Das.
They say they found Rs 50 lakh in cash in Muzaffarpur.
The money was being counted with a machine.
The searches are part of a case about whether Das has more assets than his known income can explain.
The Economic Offences Unit registered the case on October 7.
The case is under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The searches were still ongoing when the cash was found.
Bihar’s Economic Offences Unit said it found Rs 50 lakh in cash during searches.
The cash was recovered at premises linked to executive engineer Narad Kumar Das in Muzaffarpur.
Officials said the money was being counted with a machine.
The searches are part of a disproportionate assets case against Das.
The EOU registered the case on October 7 under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
- Who
- The Economic Offences Unit of Bihar police; the searches concern executive engineer Narad Kumar Das.
- What
- Police said they recovered Rs 50 lakh in cash during searches linked to a disproportionate assets case.
- Where
- Muzaffarpur, Bihar.
- When
- The cash was found on Thursday; the case was registered on October 7.
- Why
- The searches are part of a disproportionate assets case against Das.
Key facts
- Cash reported
- Rs 50 lakh
- Location of recovery
- Muzaffarpur
- Person under investigation
- Narad Kumar Das
- Position
- Executive engineer in Bihar’s Planning and Development Department
- Investigating unit
- Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar police
- Case registration
- October 7
- Law cited
- Sections 13(2) and 13(1)(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act
Sources
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