<h1>ED Raids Uncover Cash, Documents in Bihar Money Laundering Probe Involving IAS Officer; Allegations of Bribery</h1> The Enforcement Directorate conducted new searches in Patna targeting Bihar government officials and engineers as part of a money laundering investigation involving an IAS officer. The raids, focused on allegations of bribery, resulted in the seizure of cash and documents. The case against the officer, a 1997-batch bureaucrat formerly serving as principal secretary of the Bihar energy department, originated from a Bihar Police FIR. The ED accuses him of amassing illicit wealth through corrupt practices during his tenure in Bihar and central deputations from 2018 to 2023. Previously, assets worth Rs 23 crore linked to his associates were attached.