Corruption Probe in Bihar Reveals Nepalese Links of Electricity Executive Engineer with Alleged Illicit Assets

The case of an employee working at an electricity office for 17 years accumulating illicit wealth has revealed a 'connection' with Nepal during a raid in Bihar, India.

Manoj Kumar Rajak, the 'Executive Engineer' at the electricity office in Jaynagar, Madhubani district of Bihar state, is being investigated for allegedly accumulating assets worth over 100 crore Indian Rupees during his 17-year tenure.

On Tuesday, the Economic Offenses Unit (EOU) raided seven different locations owned by him. During this process, the fact that land was registered in his and his family's names in 17 different places came to light.

Indian media, citing EOU sources, reported that secrets such as Manoj operating a tea garden in partnership in Darjeeling, constructing a house for a female friend in Sunsari district of Nepal, and sending laborers from his ancestral village for the construction of that house, have been uncovered.

It is reported that Manoj's assets were found in various districts of Bihar, as well as in Bengal and Nepal. Further investigation is underway based on various documents recovered during the raid, and it is stated that obtaining the complete details will take time.