PATNA, April 16 -- The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of the Bihar Police unearthed huge assets running into crores of rupees from the possession of an inspector currently posted in Kishanganj district, officials said on Wednesday.

The accused inspector, identified as Abhishek Kumar Ranjan, a 2009-batch sub-inspector who was earlier posted as station house officer (SHO) of Town police station in Kishanganj, allegedly maintained close ties with sand, liquor, cattle, and entry mafias and amassed assets worth Rs.50 crore in just 17 years of service. Nearly Rs.20 crore is reported to have been invested in property in Fatehpur Kanti of Muzaffarpur district. Many of these assets are suspected to be held as 'benami'.

He is the second police offi...