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CBI arrests six railway officials in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh bribery cases

CBI arrests six railway officials in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh bribery cases
CBI arrests 6 railway officials in bribery cases in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh · indianexpress.com

There is a police agency in India called the CBI that investigates serious cases of corruption.

The CBI recently arrested six railway workers.

These workers run the trains and stations in India.

The workers are accused of taking money to do their official jobs, like approving bills.

The arrests happened in two states called Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.

The police are looking into three separate bribery cases.

The police searched the homes of the arrested workers.

They found cash and other valuable things during the searches.

In one case, a railway office worker in Jaipur asked a private company for money.

Now the police will keep investigating what happened.

Key facts

Investigating agency
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
Number of arrests
6 railway officials
Number of cases
3 separate bribery cases
Locations
Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh
First case railway zone
North Western Railway (NWR), Jaipur
Allegations
Demanding and accepting illegal gratification to process bills and official work
Items recovered
Cash and other valuables
Related private company location
Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra

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