AMAR METRO
KOLKATA
PRESS RELEASE
ALLEGATION AGAINST METRO STAFF FOUND UNTRUE
Kolkata, Date:18.12.2024
Based on the complaint against a Metro staff doing his duty at the booking counter of Howrah Metro station of allegedly making racist remarks against a commuter on 17.12.2024, an officer level investigation was ordered immediately after. After the primary investigation, the allegation has been found baseless and untrue. During the investigation, CCTV footages were checked as the entire booking office area of Howrah Metro station is under CCTV surveillance. on-duty RPF and other staff were also interrogated. No photographic and oral evidences have been found to substantiate the allegation.
It is to be noted that Metro Railway is the ‘Lifeline of Kolkata’ and since its inception it has been catering equally to all sections of the multilingual society.