226 oxygen cylinders seized at Katihar railway station

KATIHAR: At least 226 oxygen cylinders, which were booked as parcels illegally, were seized at Katihar station, here on Monday morning, said Ravinder Kumar Verma, DRM of Katihar division under the North East Frontier Railway (NFR).
"Around 226 oxygen cylinders, which were empty, had been booked for Katihar, and the consignment came from Mumbai. The consignment registered as a parcel was declared as fire fighting equipment to conceal the nature of the items," Verma told media persons.
"The consignment was booked in the name of Satish Security and it came from Mumbai in 5645 Lokmanya Tilak-Guwahati Express at around 8 am on Monday," he added.
"A person named Rohit Pate had booked the consignment for Katihar and the declaration form mentioned fire fighting equipment. Besides, two commercial clerks--A K Singh and S K Singh--- delivered the consignment without following the due procedure, such as asking for challans and relevant papers, in the name of whom, the goods were booked," he said, adding, "We have initiated departmental action against them."
"Proper procedure in delivering the goods to the recipient was not followed, that's why action has been initiated against them. Besides, we are awaiting confirmation from the administration about the actual status of the cylinders--whether it was empty or containing oxygen," said the DRM.