A field officer of the district dairy development department in Bihar was arrested by the Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹30,000 in West Champaran district. The accused, Anurag Abhishek, was posted at the department’s office in Banu Chapar, Hajma Tola under Bettiah, and was caught red-handed on Friday by a vigilance team from Patna following a complaint from a cattle rearer.
The complainant, Bablu Kumar, a resident of Gaunaha block, alleged that the officer demanded money to process benefits under a government dairy development scheme for 2025–26. Kumar had received approval for a subsidy of ₹3.90 lakh, of which ₹1.95 lakh had already been released as the first instalment. He further alleged that after the application was approved, the officer initially took ₹32,000 in the name of “office expenses” and later demanded another ₹30,000 to complete insurance and documentation formalities.
Acting on the written complaint, the vigilance team laid a trap and caught the officer while he was accepting the bribe from the complainant out of the sanctioned subsidy amount, said Vigilance DSP Mithilesh Kumar. The accused has been taken into custody and is being brought to Patna for further legal proceedings. According to VIB officials, this is the 31st trap case registered in Bihar in 2026 as part of the state’s anti-corruption drive.
So far this year, 20 accused persons have been arrested and a total bribe amount of ₹8.45 lakh has been recovered in such operations.
Source: Dairynews7x7 14th March, 2026 Read full story here
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