A former Western Central Railway employee, Jalandhar Yogi, stationed in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur district, has been handed a five-year rigorous imprisonment by a special CBI court for involvement in a bribery incident. The court also levied a fine of Rs 25,000 on Yogi after finding him guilty of soliciting and receiving illegal gratification from a complainant in return for settling an outstanding bill.
The Central Bureau of Investigation initiated the case on June 16, 2020, following accusations that Yogi had demanded a bribe of Rs 11,500 to process and finalize the complainant’s pending bill. Subsequently, after verifying the complaint, the agency set up a trap and apprehended Yogi red-handed while accepting Rs 10,000 as a bribe, with the tainted money being seized during his arrest.
Yogi, who held the position of Chief Office Superintendent in the office of the Assistant Engineer at Western Central Railways in Gangapur City, Sawai Madhopur during the offense, was charged by the CBI on January 8, 2021, under the relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act. This conviction underscores the CBI’s ongoing endeavors to combat corruption within public institutions and uphold responsibility among government personnel.
In a separate development mirroring this case, the CBI recently nabbed another railway official, Himanshu Shekhar, serving as Chief Commercial Inspector at South Eastern Railway in Ranchi, Jharkhand, in connection with a bribery matter. The agency has reiterated its dedication to taking stringent measures against individuals engaging in corrupt activities, especially those exploiting their official positions for personal benefit.
