CBI has unearthed a bribery network involving two IRPS officers and others in the office of DRM, Vadodara, Western Railway on allegations of collection of huge bribe for favouring candidates in Limited Departmental Examination of Western Railway.
The arrested accused have been identified as Sunil Bishnoi, Senior Divisional Personnel Officer (IRPS 2008 Batch), Vadodara Division, Western Railway, Vadodara; Ankush Wasan, Divisional Personnel Officer (IRPS 2018 batch), Western Railway, Vadodara; Sanjay Kumar Tiwari, Deputy Chief Commercial Manager, Church gate, Western Railways, Mumbai; Neeraj Sinha, Deputy Station Superintendent; Dinesh Kumar, Nursing Superintendent, Divisional Railway Hospital, Sabarmati, Ahmedabad; and another Mukesh Meena.
A case was registered against them. It was also alleged that accused Divisional Personnel Officer of Western Railway, had directed accused Dy. Chief Commercial Manager of Western Railway, to compile a list of at least 10 candidates willing to pay bribe for selection in the said Examination. Allegedly accused Dy. Chief Commercial Manager of Western Railway in turn contacted Dy. Station Supdt of Vadodara and the Private Person to contact such candidates and collect bribes from them. It was also alleged that Dy. Chief Commercial Manager of Western Railway had contacted a jeweller in Vadodara to purchase around 400 grams of gold in lieu of cash without generating any invoice. It was further alleged that Dy. Chief Commercial Manager of Western Railway went to Anand; met Private Person and collected cash from him.
During investigation, it is also revealed that one Nursing Supdt. in Western Railway was intercepted and 650 grams of gold was found with him which had been obtained by him from the jeweller after payment of around Rs.57 lakh and the said gold was to be delivered to accused Sr. Divisional Personnel Officer (IRPS: 2018) of Western Railway, Vadodara.
Newsinc24 Team
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