Bihar turns hot. This time not due to rise in temperature, but due to the raid being carried out by the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday.

The ED launched fresh searches against some Bihar government officials and engineers as part of an ongoing money laundering investigation against IAS officer Sanjeev Hans, it is learnt.

Reports say nearly six-seven locations in Patna are being raided.Huge sums of cash and documents have been reportedly seized.

The searches are being conducted on government officers and engineers who are facing allegations of bribery.

The money laundering case against Hans, a 1997-batch IAS officer who last served as the principal secretary of the Bihar energy department, stems from a special vigilance unit FIR of the Bihar Police.

The ED has alleged that Hans “earned illicit money by indulging in corrupt practices while holding various prime postings in Bihar government and also during his central deputations during 2018-2023.”

Hans could not be contacted to provide his comments on the ED's allegations against him. The agency earlier attached assets worth Rs 23 crore acquired by Hans's “associates.”