Bihar EOU Forms Special Team to Combat Tender Scams, Uncovers Major Irregularities

• Bihar Police's Economic Offences Unit (EOU) forms a five-member special team to monitor tender process irregularities across all government departments.
• The team, led by EOU SP Pankaj Kumar, will investigate complaints from the public and other sources regarding tender invitations and allotments.
• EOU arrested Sarfaraz Shahid, the main accused in the SCERT exam paper leak case, in January.
• A disproportionate assets case was registered against North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited executive engineer Manoj Rajak, revealing assets 62.66% in excess of income, with searches uncovering properties in Nepal.
• EOU uncovered an illegal mining scam involving mining department officials in 17 districts, who tampered with software and bypassed OTP, causing a Rs 350 crore loss.