06-09-2004, 11:11 PM
The incident had forced the then Railway Minister Nitish Kumar to visit the office a day after and declare that the Railway tenders from now on would be filled through the Internet "to prevent such kind of gang rivalry". However, for reasons best known to the Railway Ministry, the tenders continue to be filed manually.
With the change in the guard at the ministry, it is apprehended that a new set of underworld dons having close contacts with the authorities have begun stepping into the tender racket.
<b>Railway tenders are a lucrative and prestigious business for the underworld in the entire eastern part of the country. According to a rough estimate, Railway projects worth of rupees 700 crore are going on in Bihar at present</b>. Besides, the dreaded gangs of Bihar, some from Gorakhpur and Lucknow are also said to be involved in it. <b>In some areas, even Naxal outfits decide the fate of the Railway tenders and projects</b>. The killing of the Yadav duo might just trigger a new gangwar between the underworld dons involved in the multi-crore rupee Railway tenders racket in Bihar.
With the change in the guard at the ministry, it is apprehended that a new set of underworld dons having close contacts with the authorities have begun stepping into the tender racket.
<b>Railway tenders are a lucrative and prestigious business for the underworld in the entire eastern part of the country. According to a rough estimate, Railway projects worth of rupees 700 crore are going on in Bihar at present</b>. Besides, the dreaded gangs of Bihar, some from Gorakhpur and Lucknow are also said to be involved in it. <b>In some areas, even Naxal outfits decide the fate of the Railway tenders and projects</b>. The killing of the Yadav duo might just trigger a new gangwar between the underworld dons involved in the multi-crore rupee Railway tenders racket in Bihar.