One of the biggest cash recovery of Rs 4.12 crore during a raid by the vigilance unit of Bihar police has been made from the residence of a drug inspector, a junior officer in Patna.
According to an official release, the house of Jitendra Kumar, a drug inspector posted at Patna was searched for two days during which the recovery was made.
The search continued till Sunday evening and Rs 4.12 crores in form of currency notes of high domination were found hidden in the bed, and gunny bags on the garage floor.
Searches resulted in the recovery of documents which suggest that the junior officer in the health department had purchased plots at 27 places, including in Ranchi and the National Capital Region (NCR).
With just 11 years in service, the officer owns a college in Gaya, the release mentioned adding that pass books of eight banks and ten life insurance papers have also been recovered.
Recovery of Rs 4.12 crores in cash from the officer is claimed to be the biggest cash recovery from a corrupt officer in Bihar.
