Published on Mon, Jan 02, 2012 at 21:36 | Source : PTI
Updated at Mon, Jan 02, 2012 at 21:44
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CBI arrests senior railway official, tout in job racket
CBI arrests senior railway official, tout in job racket
New Delhi, Jan 2 (PTI) CBI in Mumbai has
arrested a senior Railway official and a tout for allegedly getting
aspirants jobs in the country's largest government undertaking in lieu
of hefty bribes arranged through political connections. The arrested
officer has been identified by the agency as Rammani Tripathi, senior
Technician in Central Railway and Assistant Secretary in CRMS and the
alleged middleman as Balaji Shelke Patil. The duo was produced
before a court in Mumbai and were remanded in police custody till
January 13. "Two cases were registered (by the agency in Mumbai)
against Tripathi for demanding bribes of Rs five lakh each from two
complainants for allegedly arranging them the job of Ticket Collector in
the Railways from VIP quota through some senior Railway
officers/politician at New Delhi. "CBI laid a trap and Tripathi was
caught while demanding and accepting bribes of Rs 2 lakh each from the
complainants as a part payment," a CBI spokesperson said here.
According to CBI, during initial investigation, Tripathi disclosed the
name of a middleman for arranging jobs in the Railways and the bribe
amount had to be delivered to him. The middleman, identified as Patil,
was also apprehended while accepting the amount from the accused, the
spokesperson said. CBI claimed that Patil allegedly had links with some
persons in Delhi with whom he had tie-ups for arranging such jobs after
heavy amounts as bribe. "It is also alleged that touts are operating
at Railway Ministry who promise jobs at Railway for a price," the
spokesperson added. Further probe is on in the case, the spokesperson
added.
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