The CBI arrested the Depot Material Superintendent (DMS) of the Alam Bagh Store Depot of North Railways, Lucknow, Aviral Kumar, and Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of RPF, Manoj Rai, for accepting bribes in exchange for allowing the scrap bought from the railways to be cut and removed. Both were caught red-handed...
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while accepting bribes of ₹9,000 and ₹8,200 respectively from the proprietor of Messers Vishal Traders Nadarganj, Lucknow, Akash Yadav, who had filed a complaint with the CBI on June 13th. The CBI conducted searches at the residences of both accused and found some incriminating documents. The complaint alleged that Rai demanded ₹1000 per truck, ₹150 per ton, and ₹300 for duty staff while Kumar demanded ₹800 per truck and ₹100 per ton for allowing the removal of 50 metric tonnes of scrap purchased by Yadav and his cousin, Vikas Yadav. Yadav reported being harassed due to his inability to meet these demands. Further, he revealed that he was being pressured to pay for both past and present deliveries for a 28 ton lot scheduled for delivery between June 12th and 13th. Separately, the CBI arrested Vinod Kumar, a postal assistant stationed at Nanpara, Bahraich, on Thursday for accepting a ₹20,000 bribe. He had demanded ₹2 lakhs to resolve a departmental case against the complainant, claiming influence with unknown senior officers. He agreed to accept ₹20,000 as partial payment.