Railway Departments issue on irregularity of Tickets
Posted on: 15/Dec/2012 12:03:17 PM - No. of views : (1750)
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Vigilance Organisation of the Southern Railway on Thursday unearthed alleged irregularities in the issue of train tickets and allotment of berths under the Emergency Quota (EQ). Railway sources said that Several unfilled reservation forms/letter pads signed by MPs or MLAs were seized during the search.A senior investigator said that the Reservation Supervisor came almost three hours late to work. A search on the official�s bag revealed 11 unfilled reservation forms signed by a MLA and five unfilled reservation forms with the seal of the Ministry of Finance � we have also seized some empty letter pads signed by a few MLAs/MPs.
Explaining the modus operandi of the accused, he said the signed reservation forms would be used to purchase tatkal tickets at the counter. �Since the counter is meant for MLAs or MPs, there would be no access to the public. Travel agents used the facility to purchase confirmed tickets for their customers. Signed letter pads were used to apply for berths under the EQ.�
