PATNA, Nov. 26 -- The Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) on Wednesday carried out searches at the premises of Rosera Nagar Parishad executive officer (EO) Upendra Nath Verma after a disproportionate assets (DA) case was lodged against him. According to the VIB, a DA case worth Rs.1.16 crore has been registered against Verma. During the preliminary inquiry, his assets were found to be approximately 86.3% higher than his known sources of income.

Acting on allegations of amassing assets disproportionate to his income, VIB teams conducted raids at two locations - Rosera (Samastipur) and Patna - belonging to Verma, and recovered Rs.10 lakh in cash, gold and silver ornaments worth Rs.27 lakh, 14 land purchase-related documents, bank passbook...