Railway Protection Force (RPF) arresting a Porter on December 23, in connection with the theft of 11 parcels from railway custody in November 2018, appears to have happened because of pressure from the highest level. Divisional railway sources privy to the development revealed to a news agency that the RPF had engaged into action after the Railway Section Officer (RSO) attached to CBI had expressed displeasure over RPF’s handling of what was described as an open and shut case. 

A RPF source confirmed that the security agency came under fire during a joint meeting of vigilance watchdogs here last month for being lethargic on a theft case allegedly involving a few members of an influential trade union. Another employee reveals that the two year case surprised even the Rail Bhawan in Delhi and the divisional RPF officials had acted to save face. A reliable source from the Railways reveal six commercial staff allegedly involved in the theft case have gone missing since the arrest of the porter. 

He adds the clerks were planning to move the anticipatory bail plea on Monday. The case was investigated under the Railways Act initially and probed at the divisional level but now, it is being tried under the Railway Properties (unlawful possession) Act handled at the headquarters level with a senior investigation officer probing and officers at the top most level monitoring it. 

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