Railway staff in Odisha took liquor as bribe to book train tickets, suspended

A supervisor at a ticket reservation counter in Paradip railway station was suspended on Friday for allegedly accepting alcohol as a bribe to book tickets for people by bypassing the queue.

The accused has been identified as Himansu Sekhar Behera. 

Behera, a reservation supervisor at the Paradip ticket counter, was suspended on the basis of a video that went viral on social media.

Allegations

As per the allegation by Akshaya Majumdar of Kujang, he was standing in the queue at the reservation counter to book Tatkal tickets. However, when the counter opened, Behera announced that no Tatkal tickets were available.

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Moreover, people standing near the counter further alleged that the reservation supervisor booked tickets for two individuals from outside the state who reportedly offered liquor to Behera.

The people along with Majumdar reportedly confronted Behera and found liquor bottles inside the reservation counter.

The senior divisional commercial manager of Khurda Road Railway Division suspended Behera after a video of the incident went viral.