12 employees of MSRTC booked for ticketing fraud

Akola, Nov 26 (UNI) A major ticketing-fare fraud amounting to Rs 3.9 LAKH in the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) has come to light here today with the police having booked twelve MSRTC employees for alleged forgery, criminal conspiracy and cheating.

These MSRTC employees were involved in the preparation and distribution of fake ticket-books and other related documents, police said.

Offences under the relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) were registered against them yesterday, on the basis of a complaint filed by the security officer of MSRTC Mr Baban Bhople, they said and added that the scam was committed between August 2003 to January 2006.

Though no arrests have been made in the case, police identified the errant employees as Yuvraj Bhanudas Thadkar, Prakash Rajaram Gangakhedkar, both former managers at Telhara depot, the current manager Niranjan Suryabhan Wankhede, (conductors) V P Aapotikar, P N Pachpor, V N Rane, H V Sushirlali, V B Libar (cashier), D W Bharsakle (cashier), R G Tali (clerk), S R Aapotikar (Asstt. traffic inspector) and Azruddin Sayyad (accountant).

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