Bihar Tender Scam: Today i.e. on Thursday, Special Surveillance has arrested three people including an officer in the much talked about tender scam case related to allegations of commission, corruption and money laundering in government contracts in Bihar. The important character of this entire scam is Rishu Shri, who has already been arrested by the police and now on the basis of the interrogation of Rishu Shri, the layers of this scam are being revealed and many big fishes are getting trapped in it. The investigating agencies have further tightened their noose in the Rishu Shree case.
The swift action of the Special Surveillance Unit has created panic in the bureaucracy and contracting world of Bihar. In this high-profile case, Joint Secretary level officer Mumukshu Chaudhary, Engineer Tarini Das and Engineer Umesh Kumar Singh have been arrested, while the search for absconding IAS Sanjeev Hans has been intensified. The investigating agencies claim that through contractor Rishu Shree, a game worth crores of rupees was carried out on the basis of commission and influence in government contracts.
Action against many officers including IAS Sanjeev Hans
SVU has so far initiated action against several officers including Sanjeev Hans, Tarini Das, Mumukshu Chaudhary and Pankaj Kumar. Mumukshu Choudhary is accused of allegedly allotting contracts by taking commission to benefit Rishu Shree’s companies while being the Municipal Commissioner of Sitamarhi and Saharsa. In the ED raid on March 27, 2025, about Rs 2 crore was recovered from his hideout. Presently he is posted as Joint Secretary in the Finance Department. Investigation into corruption related cases is going on against him.
Crores of rupees cash recovered in ED raid
Sanjeev Hans is accused of benefiting Rishu Shree’s companies while holding important positions in water resources, energy and other departments. His name has come up in different investigations of ED, CBI and SVU. Former chief engineer Tarini Das is also under investigation. During the ED raid, crores of rupees in cash were recovered from his house.
The investigating agencies have also got clues that the network of money laundering was allegedly being operated through an additional company linked to Rishu Shree. The scope of the investigation is continuously expanding and the agencies are trying to find out which officials, contractors and influential people benefited from this alleged corruption system.
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