1. Posting of officials in the Vigilance Organisation of the Zonal Railways should be made in consultation with the CVO concerned.
2. These posts have been kept as tenure posts. The normal period of tenure should be 4 years which could be extended upto 6 years in individual cases meriting such a consideration by the GM of the concerned Railway/ Production Unit etc. based on the recommendation of the concerned CVO.
East Central Railway had scheduled a Departmental Examination on 4th March, 2025 for the posts of Chief Loco Inspectors. During the checks conducted by CBI at 3 spots on the said intervening night at Mughal Sarai, a total of 17 candidates were found with photocopies of hand-written question papers.
Investigation conducted so far revealed that accused Sr. DEE (Ops) was given the responsibility for setting and preparing the question paper for the said examination. He in his own hand-writing had written the questions in English and allegedly gave it to one Loco Pilot who in turn translated it into Hindi and further gave it to an OS (Trg.). The said OS (Trg.) allegedly in turn gave it to the candidates through few other Railway Employees. CBI has arrested accused Sr. DEE (Ops) and other Railway employees on allegations of indulging in collection of money and distribution of question papers. As many as, 17 Departmental candidates who are presently working as Loco Pilots allegedly paid money for the question paper and were caught red-handed with the copies of the question papers during the night of 3rd-4th March, 2025, all of them have been arrested. Overall, 26 Railway officials have been arrested in this case so far.
Searches were conducted at 8 locations which resulted in recovery of Rs. 1.17 crore in cash. These amounts were reportedly collected from the candidates for leaking the question papers. The hand-written question papers along with their photocopies were seized and these question papers have been tallied with the original/ actual question paper and were found to have matched.
Investigation is continuing.
Satarkta Bhawan, G.P.O. Complex,
Block A, INA, New Delhi-110023
No. 2025/DFS/DFS/Lokpal/2
Dated 18/02/2025
Circular No. 01/02/25
Subject: Procedure for handling complaints referred by Lokpal to CVOs-reg.
Lokpal of India, under the provisions contained in the Lokpal and Lokayukta Act, 2013 directs Chief Vigilance Officers (CVOs) to conduct preliminary inquiry and submit report in respect of certain complaints received by Lokpal.
सीबीआई ने पश्चिम रेलवे के वडोदरा स्थित डीआरएम कार्यालय में दो आईआरपीएस अधिकारियों और अन्य लोगों से जुड़े एक रिश्वतखोरी नेटवर्क का पर्दाफाश किया है, जिन पर पश्चिम रेलवे की सीमित विभागीय परीक्षा में अभ्यर्थियों को लाभ पहुंचाने के लिए भारी रिश्वत वसूलने का आरोप है।
Date: 06.07.2024
To
The ADRM, SCR Guntakal Division, Guntakal, Dist Anantpur AP
Sub: Investigation of Rc2182024A0013 of CBI AC-III, New Delhi
It is informed that, in connection with the investigation of aforesaid case of CBI AC-III, New Delhi registered U/s 61(2)-BNS and Section 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (As amended in 2018) on 04.07.2024, following railway officers are arrested by CBI on 05.07.2024.
