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Crime
Patna: Executive Engineer caught taking Rs 1.4 lakh bribe, Rs 8.36 lakh cash seized
✍️ Amar Ujala · Patna
🗓 03 Sep 2026, 09:47 PM
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Surveillance Investigation Bureau agents arrested an executive engineer in Patna for accepting a Rs 1.4 lakh bribe, and seized Rs 8.36 lakh in cash from his residence.
Patna police, acting on a tip-off, detained an executive engineer on charges of corruption on Tuesday. The Surveillance Investigation Bureau (SIB) team observed the official receiving a cash payment of Rs 1.4 lakh from a middleman and apprehended him red‑handed.
Following the arrest, investigators conducted a search of the engineer's residence and recovered an additional Rs 8.36 lakh in unaccounted cash. The amount was found hidden in multiple envelopes and a locked box.
The suspect was taken into custody at the Patna district headquarters and is currently being questioned by SIB officials. No further details on the alleged scheme or the parties involved have been released.
Authorities have said the case underscores a broader crackdown on graft within the state's public works department. The investigation remains ongoing, and the official may face charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Following the arrest, investigators conducted a search of the engineer's residence and recovered an additional Rs 8.36 lakh in unaccounted cash. The amount was found hidden in multiple envelopes and a locked box.
The suspect was taken into custody at the Patna district headquarters and is currently being questioned by SIB officials. No further details on the alleged scheme or the parties involved have been released.
Authorities have said the case underscores a broader crackdown on graft within the state's public works department. The investigation remains ongoing, and the official may face charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act.