Katihar News: In the case of disproportionate assets in Bihar, the Vigilance Investigation Bureau has taken major action against Chandrashekhar Singh, an engineer of the Rural Works Department. On October 15, simultaneous raids were conducted at four locations linked to him in Patna, Chhapra, Katihar and Darjeeling district of West Bengal. During the searches, Rs 5 lakh cash was found from residences in Patna and Katihar. Gold and silver ornaments were also found at the ancestral home in Katihar. During the investigation, it was also found that 92 decimals of land was purchased in the name of Shweta Kumari, wife of the engineer. It has been revealed that this land is near the National Highway.
Allegations of assets disproportionate to ₹1.10 crore
According to the Vigilance Investigation Bureau, engineer Chandrashekhar Singh is accused of amassing assets worth around Rs 1.10 crore disproportionate to his known income. In this case, Vigilance Police Station case number 121/2026 has been registered. As per the information available, the FIR was filed on 13th October 2026. After the FIR was registered, the Vigilance Bureau intensified the investigation. On October 15, different teams started searches at four locations, with the main objective of the team to find out the difference between the engineer’s known income, assets and expenses.
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92 decimals of land in wife’s name
During the investigation, documents related to land in the Phansideva police station area of Darjeeling district of West Bengal have also come to light. It is being told that 92 decimals of land was purchased in the name of the engineer’s wife Shweta Kumari in the year 2021. Its area is about 31 katthas. This land is located near the National Highway. Its market value is crores of rupees. However, it has not yet been officially evaluated.
The monitoring team is now examining documents related to the purchase of land, the amount used in the payment and its source. It will be important for the officials to find out how much money was spent on buying the land and where this money came from. The value of the land and the amount spent in the purchase will be clear only after the investigation.
Rs 3 lakh cash was recovered from Patna and Rs 2 lakh from Katihar.
During the raids, Rs 3 lakh cash was recovered from his residence in Patna. At the same time, Rs 2 lakh cash was found from the ancestral house in Katihar. In this way, a total of Rs 5 lakh cash was recovered from both the places. The surveillance team arrived from Patna searched the ancestral house located in Lohia Nagar locality of Sahayak police station area of Katihar city. About 250 grams of gold and silver ornaments were found from here.
It is being told that the families of the engineer’s three brothers live jointly in this house. During the search, the artisan was called to open the locked cupboard and two suitcases kept in the house. However, the detailed official information regarding the cash and jewellery recovered is yet to be revealed.
Searches were also conducted at the office in Chhapra and the flat in Patna.
The action of the Vigilance Bureau was carried out at four places. These include the office of the Rural Works Department in Chhapra, flat number 103 in Saryug Vamika Apartments in Patna, ancestral house in Lohia Nagar in Katihar and the location of Phansideva police station area in Darjeeling district of West Bengal.
At all these places, the team is scrutinizing property related documents, financial records and other necessary documents. The investigation is trying to find out how much property the engineer acquired against his income and where did the money come from to buy the related properties?
