Big Sting by Vigilance in Bihar on Corrupt Engineer

Patna: Bihar's Vigilance Investigation Bureau on Sunday, 8 November, arrested Executive Engineer Ritesh Chandra Sinha, posted in the Madhubani Road Division of the Road Construction Department, for allegedly taking a bribe of five lakh rupees. The operation was carried out at his flat in Ram Nagar, Ashiyana, Patna.

According to the Vigilance Bureau, the action was taken on a complaint by contractor Arvind Kumar Singh of Dehri on Son, Rohtas district. The complaint alleged that after the construction of two roads in the Madhubani Division, the engineer demanded 19.5 lakh rupees as a three percent commission on the pending payment of 6.50 crore rupees. An agreement was reached to pay five lakh rupees in advance.

The bureau team said that during the raid the accused threw the money out of the window, which the team retrieved. A search of the flat yielded cash of 6 lakh 11 thousand 900 rupees, gold and silver jewellery, documents of seven bank accounts, shares, LIC policies, land and flat investment papers and locker keys.

The Vigilance Bureau stated that after interrogation the accused will be presented before the Special Vigilance Court.

According to the bureau's report, 121 trip cases of corruption have been recorded in 2026 so far, and 120 accused have been arrested for taking bribes.

Following this action, the issue of preventing corruption in government departments and ensuring transparency in the contract payment system has again become a priority. However, the final status of the charges against the arrested engineer will be decided after judicial proceedings.