CBI arrests Railway Board official

CBI today arrested a Railway Board official for allegedly receiving a bribe of Rs five lakh from a Mumbai-based tour operator for adding coaches in trains for tourist purposes.

CBI sources said Ravi Mohan Sharma, an Indian Railway Traffic service officer of 1997 batch was arrested at his residence here while allegedly receiving a bribe of Rs five lakh from a tour operator.

The sources said the bribe was allegedly paid by the Mumbai-based operator through hawala channel

They said the alleged bribe was paid to facilitate the running of special trains and additional coaches for tourist purposes.