The Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI, has unearthed Railway Recruitment Scam running into several crores of rupees. The investigating agency spokesperson told All India Radio that it was done by conducting simultaneous raids at Mumbai, Bangalore, Raipur, Kolkata & Hyderabad. He said, this scam relates to the examinations of Assistant Loco Pilot and Assistant Station Master. <br/><br/>Mr. Bhal said, several incriminating documents have been recovered from the searches at Kolkata, Hyderabad and Raipur. Searches at other places in the country are in progress.<br/>Sources told AIR correspondent, the Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) across the country conduct examinations for induction of staff in Group ‘C’ category of the Indian Railways. On 6th of this month, examinations were held across the country for the induction of Assistant Loco Pilot and on 13th for Assistant Station Master. The then Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM), Raipur in connivance with the officials of RRB, Mumbai could secure a copy of the question paper before the examination date and provided the same to several aspirants mobilized by him with the help of his agents. The aspirants of the examinations so mobilized were asked to pay huge amounts of money and deposit their original certificates with the then ADRM and only after that the question paper was provided to them one day prior to the examination. The agreement is to pay the remaining portion of money and take away the certificates after the declaration of the results. Each candidate pays to the tune of 3,50,000/-rupees for getting selected. It is learnt that similar scams are being perpetrated by several gangs in different parts of the country in connivance with the public servants of Indian Railways. The CBI has asked the aspirants to be vigilant and if such things are noticed, they should immediately bring it to the notice of the nearest branch of the agency.<br/>
News On AIR | June 18, 2010 7:32 PM
CBI unearths Railway Recruitment Scam