Archive · 1 Sep 2026
CBI Books Mumbai Railway Official Over Alleged Monthly Bribe Demand
The CBI is investigating a railway official named Ashish Yadav.
A salon owner said Yadav demanded money from him every month.
The money was allegedly demanded to stop railway authorities from demolishing the salon.
The first amount mentioned was ₹20,000 per month.
The alleged amount was later reduced to ₹8,000 per month.
The salon owner did not want to pay and complained to the CBI.
The CBI checked the complaint on August 21.
It then registered a case under an anti-corruption law, but the allegations have not been proven in court.
The CBI registered a case against railway official Ashish Yadav after a complaint from salon owner J.L. Thakur.
The complaint alleges Yadav demanded money to prevent demolition of a salon near Jogeshwari railway station East.
The alleged demand began at ₹20,000 per month before being reduced to ₹10,000 and then ₹8,000.
Yadav allegedly demanded ₹8,000 each month and sought combined payments for June and July.
The CBI verified the complaint on August 21 and registered a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
- Who
- The CBI, railway official Ashish Yadav, and complainant J.L. Thakur, a salon owner.
- What
- The CBI registered a corruption case over an alleged demand for a monthly bribe to avoid shop demolition.
- When
- The complaint was verified on August 21, 2026; the report is dated September 1, 2026.
- Where
- A salon near Jogeshwari railway station East in Mumbai, within railway premises.
- Why
- The alleged payment was demanded to prevent demolition of the salon, which was said to fall within railway boundaries.
- Investigating agency
- Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
- Accused official
- Ashish Yadav, identified in the complaint as a railway officer
- Complainant
- J.L. Thakur, a Jogeshwari resident and salon owner
- Alleged final monthly demand
- ₹8,000
- Initial alleged demand
- ₹20,000 per month
- Complaint verification
- August 21, 2026
- Law cited
- Prevention of Corruption Act