Press Release

Date: 18/09/2025

Three Railway Employees Arrested for Embezzling Railway Material Worth Millions

Lahore: On the directions of Federal Minister for Railways Muhammad Hanif Abbasi, and under the supervision of IG Railways Police Rai Tahir (Hilal-e-Shujaat, Sitara-e-Imtiaz), the Railways Police have intensified their crackdown against those involved as well as their facilitators in theft and embezzlement of railway material.

In this connection, the Special Branch and Railways Police conducted a joint operation at the DS Office Mughalpura Workshops, during which three railway employees were caught red-handed embezzling railway material worth millions.

According to details, the accused had obtained four rolls of Spoknal sheets from the Railway Carriage Shops but embezzled two rolls, transporting them by truck to the DS Office Mughalpura. During this time, ASIs Rafiq Dogar and Azhar Abbas of the Special Branch and Railways Police stopped the truck at the entry gate for inspection. Upon checking, it was revealed that out of the four spoknal sheets worth millions of rupees, two rolls were missing.

Initial interrogation revealed that the two embezzled rolls had been hidden in the railway quarters by Ahmad Ali, a Budget Clerk posted at the DS Office. Acting swiftly, Railways Police recovered the two stolen rolls of Spoknal sheets, valued approximately four hundred thousand rupees.

Legal action was taken against Ahmad Ali (Budget Clerk, DS Office), Amir Hussain (Truck Driver, Carriage Shops), and Mustafa Ahmad (Hammerman, DS Office), who were arrested on the spot. A case was registered against them at the Railways Police Station, Workshops Division, Mughalpura, and investigation has been initiated.

DIG North Abdul Rab Chaudhry, while commending the team for successfully recovering railway material worth millions, stated that those involved in embezzlement or theft of railway property will be dealt with an iron hand and will receive no leniency. He further emphasized that railway assets and installations are a national trust and will be protected at all costs.

(Spokesperson, Railways Police, CPO, Lahore)