Patna: The Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) on Wednesday conducted simultaneous searches at multiple premises linked to Vijay Kumar, a Superintending Engineer of the Bihar Road Construction Department, in connection with a disproportionate-assets case. Around Rs 10 lakh in cash has reportedly been recovered during the operation so far, and SVU teams are examining documents related to property ownership, bank accounts, investments and other financial assets to establish whether the engineer's assets are disproportionate to his known sources of income.

Source: Patna Press

In Patna, SVU teams searched two premises linked to Vijay Kumar, in Danapur's Gola Road area and in Mahesh Nagar. In Saharsa, investigators searched the engineer's office and residence. In Aurangabad district, a search was conducted at his residence in Ward No. 18 of Daudnagar, identified as his home district. ReportWire, reporting the same operation, likewise described simultaneous SVU searches across the three districts and a cash recovery of nearly Rs 10 lakh.

Source: ReportWire

3districts covered by the simultaneous SVU searches — Patna, Saharsa and Aurangabad
Rs 10 lakhcash reportedly recovered so far
2premises searched in Patna — Gola Road, Danapur, and Mahesh Nagar

Separate SVU teams began the searches early on Wednesday morning as part of the investigation into the alleged accumulation of assets beyond known sources of income. The searches were still under way when the reports were published, and the total value of assets or other material recovered has not yet been officially disclosed.

The SVU has not yet released a detailed official account of the recoveries or the findings of the operation. A complete valuation of the properties and documents seized is expected only after the evidence collected across the three districts has been fully analysed. The disproportionate-assets allegation against the engineer remains an allegation under investigation at this stage.