GUWAHATI: A Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) employee was detained for attempting to resell items that had been seized by the Railways during different raids on December 5 in Guwahati's Bamunimaidam area.
A Railway Inspector of Works named Imdadur Rahman was taken into custody in Bamunimaidam's Railway colony. Imdadur Rahman, the railway employee who was arrested, used fraudulent invoices to supply significant amounts of scrap material.
As per reports, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) had confiscated a truckload of goods valuable to the Railways. Two people identified as Sahidul Islam and Sahabul Islam were also detained in this regard.
The driver of the seized truck was also apprehended by the railway police and then turned over to the state police.
Sabyasachi De, the Chief Public Relations Officer at NF Railway, told G Plus that the arrested employee Imdadur Rahman, "was stealing and trying to sell the scrap material which belonged to the Railways without issuing a transit challan." Sabyasachi De further explained to G Plus that the RPF's quick action stopped the theft of the scrap material, which is a valuable source of income for the Railways.
