(a) whether the Government have ordered a probe into the sleeper scam;
(b) if so, the findings of the probe;
(c) the action taken/proposed to be taken against officers held responsible; and
(d) the names of the person/agency from which the Government recover the scam amount and the manner in which it is likely to be recovered?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI DIGVIJAY SINGH)
(a) On the basis of a complaint received and on the
basis of certain reports in the print media
involving allegations of corruption in the
procurement of sleepers, an enquiry by the Central
Bureau of Investigation has been ordered in
September 2000.
(b) to (d) The matter is still under investigation.