ECR suspends Parasnath railway clerk for financial misappropriation

DHANBAD: Dhanbad division of Eastern Central Railway (ECR) has issued a directive to its employees at all 87 railway stations to deposit daily cash collection at the end of each working day.
This order comes a day after the senior booking clerk of Parasnath railway station was suspended for his alleged involvement in financial misappropriation.
Employees have also been directed to keep update financial transactions regularly and maintain accounts, failing which, strong action will be taken.
"The recent directive is meant to check possible financial irregularities in the department. Apart from few other guidelines and directions, we have asked the employees of all 87 railway stations maintain accounts and deposit all cash amounts to the authorities concerned. Financial irregularities will not be tolerated", said Dhanbad senior DCM, Dayanand.
"The department has recently suspended senior booking clerk, Mukesh Kumar Singh, of Parasnath railway station, who allegedly siphoned Rs 68,000. Singh misappropriated cash collections from the unreserved ticket counter instead of depositing it to the concerned account or finance officials. The charge sheet against him was submitted on Wednesday," said Dayanand.
According to information from Dhanbad railways, Hazipur vigilance team of ECR had on the evening of March 13, raided the unreserved ticket booking counter of Parasnath station and discovered financial irregularities committed by Singh.
"A sum of Rs 68,000 was collected by Singh and other employees after selling unreserved tickets at booking counters. Singh siphoned the collection without any information. Singh had previously misappropriated Rs 1.10 lakh from booking counter about a year ago. Consequently, departmental actions were also taken against him then", said a Dhanbad division railway officer to TOI.