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News India Live, Digital Desk: Amidst the claims of ‘zero tolerance’ against corruption in Bihar, a shocking news is coming out from the electricity department. In the case in which major clues were found through a raid in August 2024 itself, the department has to take full responsibility in registering the FIR. 18 months Got engaged. This FIR, registered in February 2026, has exposed a long list of ‘mischief’ going on within the department.
Why did the action stop after the raid?
In August 2024, a joint team of Vigilance Department and Electricity Department had raided several locations. During this period, evidence of embezzlement worth crores, illegal connections and huge irregularities in the purchase of equipment was found. But the question arises that:
Under whose pressure? for one and a half years Files remained buried?
Why were those accused who could have tampered with the evidence given a chance between August 2024 and February 2026?
The list of irregularities is long
According to reports, this game of irregularities in the electricity department is not limited to just one district. The main points recorded in the FIR are as follows:
Procurement of smart meters and devices: Ignoring standards and financial fraud in meter purchase and installation.
Fake Billing Game: Manipulation of bills to benefit big consumers and negligence in recovery of dues.
Illegal recovery: Alleged demand for bribe to hush up corruption cases detected during raids.
Questions raised on ‘latency’ of the system
The filing of FIR in February 2026 after the action taken in August 2024 shows that some forces were active within the department which were influencing the investigation. Now that the matter has become public, opposition parties have also started cornering the Nitish government.