Bihar: Ex-executive engineer sent to jail
Patna, July 10: Patna special vigilance judge S K Panwar today remanded a retired Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) executive engineer to judicial custody in Disproportionate Asset (DA) case.
During the day, accused Kapildev Singh was produced by vigilance officials before the judge after his arrest from Rajgir.
The court sent the retired PHED employee Mr Singh to jail till July 27.
According to the charges the accused had amassed wealth of over Rs 48.33 lakhs disproportionate to his all known sources of income during 1958 to 1982.
The case was registered in 1997, while he was posted at Bhagalpur.
UNI
Story first published: Tuesday, July 10, 2007, 12:59 [IST]