Times of India | Sr cooperative officer held for taking bribe

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Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) officers arrested senior cooperative official Janardan Kumar in Sasaram’s Rajpur block on April 25 2026 after he was caught taking a Rs 10,000 bribe from a PACS chairman. The cash was allegedly demanded for issuing a favourable physical‑verification report on paddy procurement, following a complaint by Prashant Kumar. The trap, led by DSP Akhilesh Kumar Singh, was executed near a hospital in the Rajpur police‑station area. A subsequent search of Kumar’s rented flat in Takiya locality yielded no incriminating items. He will be produced before the Special Vigilance Court in Patna after interrogation, marking the 44th corruption case against officials in Bihar in 2026, according to VIB Director‑General J S Gangwar.

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