Ahmedabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) conducted a decoy operation at Kalupur Railway Station in the city on Monday and arrested a railway booking clerk, a Khokhra resident, for allegedly collecting money over and above the authorized ticket fare from passengers during routine travel.In a statement, the ACB said the accused, a class-3 chief commercial clerk, was posted at the booking window of the station. ACB officials said they had received inputs that passengers travelling to other states were being harassed by a railway employee who allegedly demanded additional money, ranging between Rs 10 and Rs 500 per ticket, besides the official fare from commuters. The ACB laid a decoy trap with the help of an alert citizen. During the operation, the accused allegedly demanded and accepted Rs 100 as illegal gratification from the decoy passenger, apart from the lawful ticket amount, and was immediately apprehended thereafter.
