Railways Ministry suspends constable after his video taking money from passengers in train goes viral

New Delhi: In a prompt and stringent action, the Railways Ministry on Thursday suspended the constable who was caught on camera taking money from passengers in train. The video had gone massively viral on various social media platforms.

Tweeting about the constable's suspension, Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu said, "We strive for people friendly, transparent, efficient, governance."

We strive for people friendly, transparent,efficient,governance,https://t.co/Z6n2UQB9n0 — Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) April 14, 2016

The official Twitter handle of Ministry of Railways also tweeted the details of the suspension.

"At ur service 24x7 State Police constable has been suspended & case filed GRP/GZB U/S #384 IPC #Anti corruption Act, " the Ministry of Railways' tweet said.

At ur service 24x7 State Police constable has been suspended & case filed GRP/GZB U/S #384 IPC #Anti corruption Act pic.twitter.com/xe4MO7HK6V — Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) April 14, 2016

Noteworthy, Zee News was one the first media organisation to report the matter and highlight it on social media channels too. Zee News did the story on April 11.

Watch the viral video here:-