IAS officer among 7 named in bihar tender scandal
PATNA, June 25 -- The Special Vigilance Unit (SVU), probing the high profile tender scandal in Bihar, filed a 4,000-page charge sheet against seven accused including absconding IAS officer Sanjiv Hans, said ADG (SVU) Pankaj Darad on Wednesday.
They are also accused of breaching Official Secret Act as before issuing of tenders of various department, the full details of papers were leaked to kingpin Rishu Shree. "Based on this, five of the accused were arrested while Hans and Rishu's associate are still at large," Darad said.
In the charge sheet, SVU found bribes were paid through middlemen, tenders were managed through commission, and official position was misused and tenders manipulated.
Hans' counsel, Farrukh Khan, said he is challenging t...
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