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New Indian Express
3 days ago
- New Indian Express
Bihar vigilance team raids BPS officer Shweta Mishra in disproportionate assets case
PATNA: Bihar police's Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) carried out searches at five locations of a senior Bihar administrative service (BAS) officer in Patna, Katihar in Bihar and Prayagraj in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh in connection with a disproportionate assets case. The searches were conducted at the office and residential premises of Shweta Mishra, who is currently posted at the Public Grievances Redressal Cell in Katihar district. She was not present when raiding teams armed order of competent court visited her residence for searches. The searches, which lasted more the eight hours resulted in the seizure of Rs 6.51 lakh in cash, jewellery worth Rs 16 lakh and document pertaining to investments in fixed deposits, insurance companies and several properties. Shweta Mishra, a 2011 batch BPS officer, owns a flat at Aradhya Mansion in AG Colony near Sheikhpura Mor in Patna. She also has a palatial residence in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, where she is reported to have spent around Rs 30–35 lakh on interior decoration.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
DA case: SVU raids yield property, gold from Katihar govt officer
Patna: Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) on Thursday conducted raids at multiple properties owned by , public grievance redressal officer of Manhari in Katihar district. The SVU teams simultaneously raided multiple properties belonging to Mishra in Katihar, Patna, Manhari, and Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh). Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The raids were carried out following allegations of accumulating assets disproportionate to her known sources of income. The SVU teams searched Mishra's govt office in Katihar, her rented accommodation near circuit house in the Michabari area, and her flat in an apartment located in the AG Colony in Patna. Additionally, her property in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, was also raided, where she was found present during the operation. According to an SVU source, "Mishra, who has been serving in her current position since Oct 2024, is accused of accumulating assets disproportionate to her known sources of income. The investigation revealed that her assets exceeded her legitimate income by 84.34%, with unauthorised assets worth approximately Rs 80.11 lakh." During the raids, the vigilance officers recovered cash, land documents, records of large bank transactions, gold and silver jewellery, and expensive items. The SVU seized all these materials for detailed investigation. " Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The state govt received information about her alleged illegal accumulation of wealth, following which the case was transferred to the SVU. The agency's investigation uncovered substantial unaccounted wealth beyond her govt salary, leading to the filing of an FIR under various sections related to disproportionate assets," the SVU sources said. The raids were conducted after obtaining necessary search warrants from the court. Multiple teams were deployed to carry out simultaneous searches at all locations. While the exact findings of the raids are yet to be officially disclosed, sources suggest that important documents and evidence have been seized during the operation.
