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Crime
DCLR Officer Kanchan Kumari Jha Arrested in Samastipur Bribe Case; Probe Expands to Rs13.82 Lakh Housing Funds
✍️ Amar Ujala · Bihar
🗓 28 Aug 2026, 08:47 AM
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A District Collector’s Liaison officer, Kanchan Kumari Jha, was arrested for allegedly accepting a Rs2 lakh bribe in Rosda, Samastipur, and investigators have now widened the probe to trace Rs13.82 lakh received from government housing.
Samastipur district’s Rosda village saw the arrest of Kanchan Kumari Jha, a District Collector’s Liaison (DCLR) officer, on allegations that she accepted a bribe of Rs2 lakh in exchange for facilitating illegal approvals. The police detained her after a sting operation and seized the cash at the time of arrest.
Further inquiries have uncovered that Jha allegedly received an additional Rs13.82 lakh linked to a government‑owned residential property. Investigators are now focusing on the source and movement of this money, treating it as a separate financial trail that may reveal a broader pattern of misuse of official housing allocations.
The Samastipur Superintendent of Police, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the case is being handed over to the state’s anti‑corruption bureau for a detailed forensic audit. The bureau will examine bank records, property documents and any intermediaries involved.
This development comes amid a statewide crackdown on corruption within public offices, with several officials already facing similar charges. Authorities have urged the public to report any suspicious transactions involving government assets.
Further inquiries have uncovered that Jha allegedly received an additional Rs13.82 lakh linked to a government‑owned residential property. Investigators are now focusing on the source and movement of this money, treating it as a separate financial trail that may reveal a broader pattern of misuse of official housing allocations.
The Samastipur Superintendent of Police, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the case is being handed over to the state’s anti‑corruption bureau for a detailed forensic audit. The bureau will examine bank records, property documents and any intermediaries involved.
This development comes amid a statewide crackdown on corruption within public offices, with several officials already facing similar charges. Authorities have urged the public to report any suspicious transactions involving government assets.