North India Statesman
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News India Live, Digital Desk: The campaign against corruption has intensified amid claims of ‘good governance’ in Bihar. Two major arrests one after the other in Muzaffarpur district have created panic in the administrative corridors. After the arrest of the District Agriculture Officer (DAO) in-charge on Tuesday, the Vigilance team on Wednesday (18 February 2026) Inspector Bhaskar Kumar posted in Sadar police station Was arrested red handed while taking a bribe of Rs 15 thousand.
Trap laid near Bhagwanpur Chowk
According to the information, Inspector Bhaskar Kumar was demanding bribe from the victim in the name of providing relief in a case. Tired of getting tired, the victim complained about this to the Surveillance Investigation Bureau located in Patna. The Bureau got the case verified and laid a trap when the allegations were found to be true. As soon as the Inspector met the victim near Bhagwanpur Chowk. Rs 15,000 For this, the pre-deployed surveillance team caught them.
Second major strike within 24 hours
This is the second major action against corruption in Muzaffarpur within 24 hours:
Tuesday’s action: Special Monitoring Unit (SVU) District Agriculture Officer in charge Himanshu Kumar and his personal driver Rs 50,000 Was arrested for taking bribe. They were demanding money in exchange for not canceling the license of a fertilizer shopkeeper.
Wednesday’s action: Inspector Bhaskar Kumar of Sadar police station was caught taking money in return for help in the case diary.
There was a stir in the police department
Bhaskar Kumar is a sub-inspector of 2019 batch and is originally from Purnia. A young officer being caught taking bribe in this manner is being considered as a big blow for the police department of the district. After the arrest, the Vigilance team has taken him to Patna, where after interrogation he will be presented in the special vigilance court.
Zero tolerance policy
Surveillance Department officials have made it clear that the policy of ‘zero tolerance’ against corruption will continue. This is the third major action in Muzaffarpur in the last one and a half months (in January also the then DAO was arrested), which shows that the roots of corruption are deep in many departments of the district.
