Kota Division: CBI Registers Three FIR in Alum-Marble Freight Scam
The FIRs have been registered against two firms and unknown Railway officials for conniving to transport Marble powder while disguising it as Alum from Kota, between September 2021 and March 2022.
Kota: The #CBI has registered three #FIR against two #firms and unknown #Railway officials for causing losses worth crores to the #Railways by transporting #marble powder disguised as #alum from Rajasthan to various parts of the country in #Freight trains, official sources said.
An official said that the CBI has registered FIR no. RC0302023A0007, FIR no. RC0302023A0004 and FIR no. RC0302023A0001 against the accused. It is learnt that more than 70 such #goods-trains were sent from #Kota, #Mandalgarh and #Nathdwara stations to Assam, Jammu & Kashmir and West Bengal between September 2021 and March 2022.
According to the CBI, the investigation carried out between September 2021 and March 2022 revealed that marble powder was transported in the name of alum in the freight trains. While the fare for sending alum is тВ╣1200 per ton, the fare of marble powder is тВ╣2800 to тВ╣2900 per ton.
There are 60 coaches in a freight train which can carry more than 42 tons of goods. By disguising marble powder as alum, the accused caused a loss of тВ╣12.19 crore to the Railways, an official said.
It can be recalled that the #scam came to light after the CBI team raided the #KotaDivision of #WCR and #AjmerDivision, #NWR in the year 2022.
According to the CBI, the #goods were transported from Bharatpur, Mandalgarh of Kota Division of West Central Railway and Nathdwara station of Ajmer Division of North Western Railway to Kathua in Jammu & Kashmir, Sankrail Goods Terminal and Rangapani in West Bengal, Dekar village and Changsari in Assam.
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