It remains a mystery as to why did the SDO, his driver and homeguard did not shift the incriminating documents from the official residence.

However, Dr Gupta, in his letter, charged the VIB officials with forcibly entering his house without any arrest and search warrant.

“I have not seized the said trucks or kept the same in my custody unofficially. I am also not aware as to how the paper which the Vigilance team claims to be papers of seized trucks, were recovered from the vehicles of DCLR since I use only my official vehicle of the SDO,” his letter said. He was holding the additional charge of Deputy Collector Land Reforms (DCLR).

But VIB sources said the papers were recovered from the rear of the front seat cover of the official DCLR car.

Dr Gupta seems to have fallen in well-laid down trap of VIB. The earlier demand was of Rs 90,000 but the final agreement was reached at Rs 80,000.

Some sources said that the IAS Officers’ Association is tryint to make it administration versus police tussle.

Meanwhile, the special vigilance court of Raghavendra Kumar Singh in Patna on Friday called for case dairy in the graft case against Dr Gupta, who had filed his bail petition before the court.

The court has fixed July 22 as the next date of hearing of this case. Thus he will have to remain in  Beur central jail at least till that date.