Vigilance officials in Bihar conducted simultaneous raids at the residences of a senior bureaucrat couple in Patna and Begusarai on Monday in connection with a disproportionate assets case. The searches reportedly uncovered more than ₹1 crore in cash, along with jewellery, luxury watches and documents linked to properties and investments.
The officials searched premises connected to Ravindra Kumar Diwakar, Additional District Magistrate (Supply) in Patna, and his wife Kumari Sweety, who serves as District Sub-Registrar of Danapur.
According to officials, the Bihar Vigilance Bureau carried out searches at multiple locations, including the couple's residence in Patna and their ancestral home in Begusarai. Teams examined documents relating to land, bank accounts, investments and financial transactions.
Machines were reportedly brought in to count the cash recovered during the operation. Vigilance officials also examined jewellery, watches and other material found at the premises. A senior officer from the Vigilance Department was present during the operation.
The recovery reported so far includes ₹70 lakh in cash and 48 watches valued at around ₹6 lakh from the Patna premises. From the Begusarai property, officials reportedly recovered another ₹9 lakh in cash along with gold and silver jewellery.
The total value of the jewellery and other valuables is yet to be officially established. Officials have said that a final assessment will be made after the seized material and documents are examined.
The investigation is also looking into properties allegedly acquired by Ravindra Diwakar and members of his family. According to the information available so far, two flats in Patna, registered in the names of Diwakar and his wife, have a combined reported value of around ₹1.07 crore.
The Vigilance Bureau is also examining three plots in Patna that are reportedly registered in the names of his wife and father. Their approximate combined value has been put at ₹1.28 crore.
The searches were conducted as part of an investigation into allegations that the couple possessed assets disproportionate to their known sources of income. However, the exact extent of any alleged disproportionate assets will only be established after the investigation and valuation process are completed.
Officials said the recovered documents and financial records will now be examined in detail. If the allegations are substantiated, an FIR could be registered against the individuals concerned.
For now, the investigation remains ongoing, and the Vigilance Department is expected to issue further details regarding the total cash, jewellery, property documents and other assets recovered during the raids.
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