The CBI on Wednesday arrested Director (Transportation and Commercial) of Railways for allegedly receiving a bribe of Rs5 lakh from a Mumbai-based tour operator for adding coaches in trains for tourist purposes.
CBI sources said Ravi Mohan Sharma, an Indian Railway Traffic Service officer of 1997 batch was arrested at his residence here, while two tour operators Rajesh Champaklal Jodhani and Kulin Kumarpal Shah were arrested in Mumbai in an alleged case of bribe taking and giving. They will be produced in the courts on Thursday.
Sources said the bribe was allegedly paid by Mumbai-based operator through hawala.
They said the alleged bribe was paid to facilitate the running of special trains and additional coaches for tourist purposes.
Sharma had allegedly sought and received the bribe for running special train from Surat to Haridwar and give priority in processing the application of the Mumbai-based tour operator besides and provide special coaches for the tourist clients.