(a) Whether the Government have received a complaint from a Freedom
Fighter dated November 16, 1999 against a Railway employee of New Delhi
Railway Station in connection with corruption;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the details of the action taken on the above complaint?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(SHRI DIGVIJAY SINGH)
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) The complaint is against a Railway employee working as Parcel
Porter at New Delhi Railway Station. It is alleged that he is charging
Rs. 50/- per item illegally at the time of booking, keeping many items of
theft at his residence and harbouring anti-social elements for
intimidating the Railway users. It is also alleged that he brings illegal
wine and sells it in the Railway station and that he has direct contacts
with local police and Railway Officials.
(c) In terms of extant instructions, the genuineness of the complaint
has first to be verified which has since been done and investigations are
now in progress.