PATNA: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday arrested three Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officers, including Chief Freight Transport Manager (CFTM) and two others after busting a racket of collection of bribery from vendors of East Central Railways for preferential of freight rakes in the Hajipur-headquartered East Central Railway (ECR). The CBI registered an FIR in this regard at Patna on Sunday.
The arrested persons have been identified as CFTM Sanjay Kumar (IRTS-1996), ECR officials Rupesh Kumar (senior divisional operational manager (DOM), Samastipur) , and Sachin Mishra (senior DOM, Sonpur); Nawal Ladha of Abha Agro Industries Private Ltd and Abha Agro Export Private Ltd, Manoj Ladha, and Manoj Kumar Saha.