CURATED BY – CHANDAN KUMAR CHAUBEY | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Patna, Vigilance Department has taken a major action in Patna. This vigilance action has been taken in Krishi Bhawan. In which two people along with the Joint Director of Agriculture Department have been arrested red handed taking bribe. This action of vigilance created a stir in the Agriculture Department. According to the information, Joint Director (Patna Division) of Agriculture Department Vibhu Vidyarthi and Head Clerk Satyanarayan Kumar have been caught red handed taking a bribe of three lakh rupees. This action has been taken in Krishi Bhawan located in Mithapur. It is being told that, Vigilance has started questioning both the accused. For the first time in Patna, an agriculture officer has been arrested red handed for three lakhs. According to the information received so far, money was demanded from the shopkeeper of fertilizer and seeds in exchange for providing license. The shopkeeper complained about this to the Vigilance Department. On the basis of the complaint, a raid was conducted in the Agriculture Department located in Mithapur. After this both were caught. This is not the first case. Even before this, surveillance raids have been conducted in many districts of the state. In which many government employees and officers have been arrested. Despite this, people are not refraining from taking bribes. It is also important to mention here that opposition leaders always allege that Bihar government officials do not work without taking bribes. The government needs to put a stop to this.