PATNA, June 14 -- How a young, smart but little-known small town man developed unbridled access to the corridors of power through some bigwigs in the bureaucracy to amass wealth and clout is the substratum of the investigation launched by Bihar's investigating agency, the Special Vigilance Unit (SVU). The agency is trying to unravel the meteoric rise of once ordinary, Rishu Shree -- a young man who ran a racket of securing government contracts in connivance with government officers.

Rishu Ranjan Sinha alias Rishu Shree (38), a native of Saran district, is now absconding following an FIR registered against him by the SVU. Rishu Shree has been booked by the SUV in a money laundering case. The case against him has been made on the basis of ...