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Bihar Vigilance Bureau Raids Reveal Over INR1 Crore in Unaccounted Assets
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Raid Overview
The Bihar Vigilance Investigation Bureau conducted simultaneous searches at four locations linked to Additional District Magistrate (Supply) Ravindra Kumar Diwakar and his wife, Sub-Registrar Kumari Sweety, on a Monday. The operations, carried out under a court-issued search warrant, covered the couple’s rented flat in Patna’s Kashyap Green City apartment complex, their offices, and a residence in Begusarai. Teams brought counting machines to verify cash and examined jewellery, watches and property documents on site.
Background & Context
The investigation stems from a disproportionate-assets case registered on September 25 under the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The bureau alleges that the couple’s known income cannot account for assets totalling roughly INR1.07 crore, about 47 % of their declared earnings.
Key Figures
- Ravindra Kumar Diwakar – Additional District Magistrate (Supply), Patna.
- Kumari Sweety – Sub-Registrar, Danapur. Both are accused of amassing wealth disproportionate to their official salaries.
Assets Recovered
- Cash: Approximately INR70 lakh recovered from the Patna flat and about INR9 lakh from the Begusarai house, bringing the total cash haul to over INR1 crore.
- Jewellery: Gold and silver items valued at INR52.60 lakh were seized.
- Watches: Forty-eight luxury watches estimated at INR6.01 lakh were found.
- Property Documents: Records revealed two flats in Patna worth around INR1.07 crore and three plots registered in the wife’s and father-in-law’s names valued at roughly INR1.28 crore.
All recovered items are being catalogued and assessed by the Vigilance Department’s DIG-level team.
Official Response & Next Steps
Vigilance officials have indicated that the cash, jewellery and documents will undergo formal verification before final valuation. The department’s DIG supervised the raids and confirmed that a detailed forensic audit is underway. Once the assessment is complete, the bureau may file a First Information Report (FIR) if the evidence substantiates the disproportionate-assets allegations. No further public statements have been released pending the investigation’s conclusion.