Fake railway recruitment racket busted by RPF in DRM office Kharagpur, 3 arrested including a lady

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Kolkata: Several complaints were received regarding a #fake-recruitment #racket operating in the #DRM office in #Kharagpur. It was suspected that both #Railway employees and outsiders were involved in this racket.

Based on the available information, a special team was formed under the leadership of #IPF/G, #Store/Kharagpur, #SureshKumar, along with Sub-Inspector #SunilKumarJha of #RPF/Post/PKU and Head Constable #SPMahapatra from RPF/Post/MCA.

कोलकाता की तीनों जोनल रेलवे – दक्षिण पूर्व रेलवे, पूर्व रेलवे और इनके लगभग सभी डिवीजनों तथा मेट्रो रेलवे में फर्जी भर्ती का यह रैकेट खूब धड़ल्ले से चलता है। अन्य जोनल रेलों में भी यह चलता है। इसके जरिए न जाने कितने बोगस लोग रेल में कार्यरत हैं, इसकी सघन जाँच एक विशेष दस्ता बनाकर करने की आवश्यकता है, क्योंकि इससे हजारों गरीब बेरोजगार ठगे जा रहे हैं! दोषी पाए गए लोगों को तुरंत बर्खास्त किया जाए!

Upon verification of the complaints, it was confirmed that a woman named #SabinaKhatoon, also known as #Sweety or #Pinki, aged about 35 years, widow of late Ansar Mallick, residing at New Town Road, Flat no. A-1, Bhorer Alo, near LIC building, Inda, PS-Kharagpur (Local), Dist-Paschim Medinipur, #WestBengal, was involved in the case. She was in contact with individuals seeking jobs in the railway.

Two informants were engaged to contact Sabina Khatoon. During the interaction, she claimed to have contacts in the DRM office Kharagpur with railway officers and offered to arrange jobs for them in exchange for ₹3 lakhs. She instructed the informants to visit the DRM office with their documents and ₹50,000 in cash for processing. She also promised to arrange a meeting with railway officers and advised them to deposit their documents with a specified person.

On 28.03.2024, acting on reliable information from the RPF special task team, Kharagpur, a joint #surveillance and raid operation was conducted by #RPF and #GRP at the DRM office complex, Kharagpur as well as at Kharagpur station area from 10:00 hrs. Around 15:15 the victim of a fake railway appointment namely M. Sai approached the RPF team at South side circulating area of Kharagpur station and complained of being cheated by Sabina khatoon in the name of providing a job in railway.

Immediately the joint team intercepted Sabina Khatoon with recovery of ₹10,000 (paid by the victim as installment) in circulating area of Kharagpur station. Upon questioning, she confessed her involvement in this case and disclosed the name of a railway employee, #DulabChinna, aged 49 years, working as a #Pointsman-B in the Operating Department at Nimpura Yard, Kharagpur and a retired railway employee namely #MKoteshwarRao, A/A, 62 years S/o M.A.Naidu R/o Malancha, Kharagpur as her associates.

They were also available near the #SBI-ATM at the circulating area of Kharagpur station. They both were also intercepted by the team with recovery of Biodata of victim from them. They both confessed to their involvement in this case.

A Case has been registered at #GRPS/Kharagpur, vide case no. /2024 dt. 28.03.24 U/S 319, 320 & 120(B) #IPC against them. Further interrogation and investigation is continue to reveal all facts related to this racket.