CBI Files Case against SCR Official in AP over Railway Job Fraud
Hyderabad: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a cheating case against a South Central Railway (SCR) official in Andhra Pradesh’s Machilipatnam for allegedly collecting Rs.20 lakh from a woman on the pretext of providing employment for herself and her son in the railways.
Kunadharaju Naga Padma of Jakkaram village in West Godavari district has alleged in her complaint that M Kishore Kumar, First Class Technician, SCR, Transport and Wagon Depot, Machilipatnam, duped her and collected Rs.20 lakh from her on the pretext of providing employment for her and her son in railways.
The complainant allegedly met Kishore Kumar in August 2021 through his younger sister V. Ganga Bhavani, also a resident of Machilipatnam. Kishore Kumar made a false promise to the complainant that he would get a railway job for himself as an office staff position at a booking counter and a Railway Ticket Collector (TC) job for his son Achyuta Varma and told him to spend money to secure these jobs.
Kishore Kumar convincingly told him that he would manage the officials at DRM office Vijayawada and provide jobs to both of them and demanded Rs 20 lakh for the same. The complainant paid Rs 12 lakh online to Kishore Kumar from the mobile phone of his son and his mother during the period from 2021 to November 2025.
The remaining Rs 8 lakh was paid to him in cash on demand. It is also alleged that after receiving the said amount, Kishore Kumar submitted various fake and fabricated documents to make the complainant believe that he and his son were selected in various examinations and appointed to the railways.
Kishore Kumar also cheated her and collected Bank of Baroda blank checks from the Complainant on the pretext of arranging loan from Railway Employees Credit Association. Kishore Kumar was providing business-related information and documents to the complainant’s WhatsApp number via mobile numbers.
When the complainant inquired about the documents provided by Kishore Kumar, he came to know that the documents were completely fake and Kishore Kumar had cheated them. Based on the applicant’s complaint, the police registered a case against him under Sections 61(2) (Criminal conspiracy), 318 (Cheating), 336(3) (Forgery for fraudulent purposes) of the BNS and Sections 7A of the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act.
