Central railway vigilance arrests ten for excess scrap theft in Kalyan yard

Central Railway’s Vigilance and RPF CIB team busted a scrap theft operation in Kalyan, arresting ten individuals, including contractor staff and railway employees. The group allegedly manipulated scrap weights, taking more than permitted. Investigations revealed a ten-ton overload and suspected weighbridge tampering. Authorities are probing the extent of the fraud and potential involvement of other railway personnel in the scheme.