Archive · 5 Sep 2025
Railway's 'Silver' Medals Scam: Copper Deceit Uncovered
The Railway ordered silver medals to honor employees, but someone cheated by providing copper medals instead.
The medals were supposed to be silver but were mostly cheap copper.
The Railway is upset because they were tricked.
The police are investigating the supplier and the inspection firm.
The Railway is reviewing its processes to prevent similar problems in the future, as this isn't the first time this has happened.
Northern Railway discovered that employee honor medals were made of copper, not silver.
853 medals were supplied by an Indore-based firm and cleared by a Mumbai-based inspection agency.
Laboratory tests confirmed the medals contained only trace amounts of silver.
An FIR has been filed against the supplier and inspection firm for cheating.
The estimated value of the fraudulent supply is around ₹1.3 crore.
- Who
- Northern Railway, an Indore-based supplier, and a Mumbai inspection firm.
- What
- 853 employee honor medals made of copper instead of silver.
- When
- Medals ordered in 2023; samples tested in August 2024.
- Where
- Alambagh, Lucknow (General Store Depot), Indore, Mumbai.
- Why
- To defraud the Railways.
- Medal Material
- Copper (0.01-0.02% Silver)
- Number of Medals
- 853
- Supplier Location
- Indore
- Estimated Fraud Value
- ₹1.3 crore
- Inspection Associate
- Mumbai
- FIR Filed
- Alambagh Police Station