Saralnama
On 22 Aug 2025, Bihar's Economic Offences Unit raided Vinod Kumar Rai's house in Patna. Rai is a senior engineer in the Rural Works Department. The team found ₹52 lakh in cash, including burnt and damaged notes worth ₹39.5 lakh. Jewellery worth ₹26 lakh and land documents were also seized. Rai's wife tried to burn and flush cash to hide it. The Municipal Corporation helped clear blocked drains to recover burnt notes. Rai is accused of amassing over ₹100 crore illegally. The investigation is ongoing. (Updated 27 Aug 2025, 23:33 IST; source: link)