In a bizarre incident of theft, railway tracks worth crores were stolen and sold in Bihar's Samastipur. Two Railway Protection (RPF) personnel have been suspended for their alleged involvement in the case.

This heist took place at the Pandaul Railway Station in Samastipur where railway tracks were allegedly sold to scrap dealers while a large amount of railway scrap is also missing from the location, Times Now reported.

A departmental-level inquiry committee has been formed for investigation in the matter. Two personnel have been suspended with immediate effect including Jhanjharpur RPF outpost in-charge Srinivas of Railway Division and Jamadar Mukesh Kumar Singh of Madhubani for not informing the department about the case on time.

The Divisional Railway Manager of Samastipur Railway Division, Ashok Agarwal said, "It has been reported that a scrap of the railway line was sold to the scrap dealer in connivance of the RPF without auctioning it. There seems to be a stir in the railway department regarding the matter."

It is to be noted that the railway line was laid from Pandaul station to Lohat Sugar Mill, a route which was closed for a long time.

Currently, the case is being investigated by the team of Darbhanga RPF Post and Railway Vigilance.

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