LAHORE: Pakistan Railways suspended nine guards on Thursday for their alleged involvement in corruption and accepting bribes from passengers in exchange for seats on the train.
The controversy ignited after an audio recording of a railway guard accepting bribes from a passenger went viral.
The Senior General Manager of Pakistan Railways promptly took action, suspending the guards and ticket checkers implicated in the scandal.
The investigation resulted in the suspension of nine guards from the traffic and commercial staff of Multan Division.
Among those suspended is Mansoor Safri, a guard accused of facilitating passengers traveling from Lahore to Bahawalpur without tickets by accepting bribes.
Additionally, it was disclosed that Safri, who operated on the Tezgam train, accepted bribes to allow passengers to travel in AC class, following a request from another guard, Shahid.
