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| Type | Commercial Circular |
|---|---|
| Topic | parcel |
| Currency | Currency not verified |
* Parcel clerk on duty was taken as witness after the porter was trapped.
* Vigilance has conducted a check to verify source information that commercial staff demands & accepts money for tea expenses to unload two-wheelers from parcel vans. * Parcel porter was trapped by vigilance. * Two RPF constables, Three CVIs formed the trap team. * Parcel clerk on duty was taken as witness after the porter was trapped. * SW-4, a CVI booked the two-wheeler from Station A to Station B on behalf of SW-2 (RPF constable). * A to Station B – SW-2 taken delivery of two-wheeler duly signed the LT and registered. * SW-2 asked the CO to push the two-wheeler upto the main gate from platform. * Then, the CO (Parcel porter) demanded and accepted Rs.20 /- for tea expenses. * Out of six Prosecution witnesses, three are CVIs – partisan / Interested witness. * Two RPF constables are accomplice. * The last one, Parcel clerk on duty alone independent of the check, available in scene brought as Prosecution witness. * At the enquiry, before EO, the Parcel clerk denied to confirm some portion of his written statement executed at the time of check. * He stated under vigilance pressure, he executed such statement. * He denied the money was recovered from CO, but it was picked up from PF by one of the CVIs. * After examination, the PO submitted to IO to declare the witness as hostile witness as he was contradicting his own statement. * IO after taking into consideration of the nature of deposition declared the witness as hostile. * CO was allowed to cross-examine the witness. * Then PO was allowed to cross-examine the witness. * The IO in his report stated that the statement executed by Parcel clerk at the time of check was more reliable than his deposition at the enquiry. * It has come on record that in case of two-wheelers booked against LT, the passenger takes delivery of the item in the platform itself and once he signs the documents and takes delivery of the vehicle, Railway staff’s duty & responsibility ceases. * The demand by the Porter was to bring the vehicle to the main gate was not part of the duty. * The charge was partly proved.
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