Bihar's state vigilance bureau today recovered jewellery and cash worth Rs 2.25 crore during a raid at the home of a government officer in Patna.
The raid was carried out with Patna police at the residence of Hajipur's Labour Officer Deepak Sharma.
The officials also recovered several bank passbooks, credit cards and property documents.
"Illegitimate property worth over Rs 1.6 crores recovered from Deepak Kumar- Labour Info Officer, Hajipur. An FIR has been registered. On searching his house, we have recovered about Rs 2.25 crores cash, jewellery, passbook and many other things," said Surendra Kumar, Surveillance Department Officer.
The raid was a part of an ongoing corruption case against Sharma. In their earlier investigation, the vigilance bureau had found that Sharma owned properties worth over Rs 1.05 crore.
The team from the vigilance bureau is still taking stock of all the items that were recovered from Sharma's residence.
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