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Salt for Rs 472? Railway suspends 3 officers for 'wrong' info on RTI query

Edibles were not purchased at the prices being reported: Indian Railways

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Central Railway on Tuesday suspended three inspectors of Commercial department posted here for allegedly giving a "misleading" information on an RTI query, which created an impression of a 'scam' in the department, a senior officer said.

The inspectors were suspended after the reports appeared in certain sections of the media today, stating that the commercial department was involved in a "catering scam" as it had purchased each cup of 100-gram curd for staggering Rs 972.

"The question of any scam does not arise as the edibles were not purchased at the prices being reported in the media. There is a

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