The CBI arrested the Depot Material Superintendent (DMS) of the Alam Bagh Store Depot, Aviral Kumar, and Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Manoj Rai of the RPF, stationed at Alam Bagh, Lucknow, on Friday, for accepting bribes. They were demanding bribes for allowing scrap metal purchased from the Railways to be cut...
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and removed. A complaint was filed by Akash Yadav, proprietor of Messers Vishal Traders, Nadarganj, Lucknow, on June 13th. The CBI laid a trap and caught the ASI and DMS red-handed accepting bribes of ₹9000 and ₹8200, respectively. Both were arrested and produced before the Special Judge Anti Corruption CBI Court (West), Lucknow. The CBI conducted searches at their residences and recovered incriminating documents. Akash Yadav complained that he had purchased 50 metric tons of railway scrap from Alam Bagh Store with his cousin, and had already removed 22 metric tons. ASI Manoj Rai demanded ₹1000 per truck, ₹150 per ton, and ₹300 for the duty staff. DMS Aviral Kumar demanded ₹800 per truck and ₹100 per ton. When Yadav couldn't fulfill these demands, he was harassed. Even after paying for the remaining 28 metric tons and getting permission for cutting, Yadav was abused and threatened by ASI Manoj Rai. Yadav also reported that he was being pressured by both individuals for the entire payment for both the previous and current lots, demanding ₹12,800 from Manoj Rai and ₹8,200 from Aviral Kumar. This demand was being made to Yadav's cousin, Vikas Yadav, who interacted with them for work-related matters.