Train services were affected for nearly two hours at the city station causing inconvenience to hundreds of passengers tonight as railway staff staged a protest, demanding release of one of their colleagues arrested on the charge of illegally auctioning abandoned vehicles at the parking lot.
The staff, who alleged that the case was a false one and foisted on the parcel supervisor, withdrew the agitation after being persuaded by top police officials.
"Train services were affected from 6.30 pm to 8.15 pm at the city railway station after our staff staged protested the arrest of our official by foisting a false case against him. Now, all the trains have started and ticket counters opened," Bengaluru Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Sanjiv Agarwal told PTI.
Police officials led by Deputy Commissioner of Police (West Division) Labhu Ram, rushed to the station for negotiations and after much deliberation, the protesters called off their agitation following an assurance by the police that they would not be harassed, Mr Agarwal said.
Agarwal said on April 5, railway official Pandurang, designated as parcel supervisor, was arrested for allegedly illegally auctioning vehicles abandoned at the parking lot.
The DRM contended that the arrest was illegal as the state police as "the state police do not have jurisdiction to interfere into our affairs."
Pandurang was now in judicial custody, he added.
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