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The summons collector is purportedly heard making disparaging remarks against Maharashtrians and a number community. (File photo)
The Western Railway (WR) has suspended a Mumbai-based Ticket Collector aft an audio clip surfaced wherein helium is purportedly heard making objectionable remarks against Maharashtra natives and a number community.
Ticket Collector (TC) Ashish Pande, hailing from Uttar Pradesh and presently residing successful Mumbai’s Vikhroli area, was suspended connected Sunday, pending an inquiry, the WR’s Mumbai Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) said aft the clip’s contented triggered an uproar.
The audio clip was connected Sunday posted connected X by a societal media idiosyncratic and it rapidly went viral.
In the clip, Pande is purportedly heard making disparaging remarks against Maharashtrians and a number community.
Responding swiftly, the Western Railway announced the TC’s suspension connected Sunday and ordered an inquiry.
“We instrumentality this substance precise seriously. The unit commenting adversely astir the spiritual assemblage and Maharashtrians has been suspended immediately, pending an inquiry. A thorough probe volition beryllium conducted to guarantee accountability,” the DRM said connected X portion replying to clip-related comments.
“Appropriate actions volition beryllium determined based connected the findings to uphold our standards and guarantee the integrity of our services,” the authoritative added.
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