Railway staff booked for pocketing workers’ pay

CBI found out that Anil Kumar Meena, who worked at the Permanent Way Inspector Office, Ambur, manipulated the system using the user identity and password of the office superintendent Dakshina Moorthy to create false records to show the absent staff as present on duty. Then he diverted their salaries to his and wife Suman Meena’s accounts. The couple, during 2015-2017, illegally amassed Rs 31,67,745, CBI sources said. 

Dakshina Moorthy, who was in-charge of the pay rolls in the office, took the help of Anil Kumar as he was not well versed with computer applications. 

Anil Kumar reportedly turned the situation to his advantage and created the list of absentees or resigned staff, for whom salaries were not supposed to be drawn. He then fed the bogus details and diverted the salaries to his and his wife’s accounts. The couple parked the ill-gotten money in various accounts in Indian Bank, Andhra Bank, State Bank of Hyderabad and Oriental Bank of Commerce in Ambur. 

CBI unearthed the scam by the couple, which caused losses to the railways and registered an FIR under various sections of IPC and PCA. Incriminating investment documents were found during the searches. 

The CBI also suspect the role of other railway officials in the fraud.