In a major crackdown on graft plaguing India’s railways, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Visakhapatnam has frozen assets totaling ₹1.39 crore linked to Allaboinaina Satish, ex-Deputy Chief Engineer with North Frontier Railway. The provisional attachment under PMLA targets properties acquired illicitly by the 2001-batch IRSE officer and his family.
The haul comprises nine flats and plots, plus three fixed deposits, all registered under Satish, his wife, and in-laws—disproportionately swelling beyond his salary and known earnings. This follows a CBI probe into corruption charges from his tenure as Design head in Guwahati’s Maligaon division.
CBI’s chargesheet paints a damning picture: From 2008 to 2016, Satish’s asset growth outpaced income by over 83%, fueled by dishonest practices. ED sleuths traced the money trail—bulk cash infusions into family bank accounts, swiftly converted into real estate via transfers or direct payments to proxies.
Satish offered no credible defense for the windfall, lacking paperwork to legitimize the sources. The agency deemed these ‘proceeds of crime,’ attaching them to safeguard against concealment.
Part of a broader ED offensive against railway malfeasance, this builds on CBI’s 2016 disproportionate assets FIR. The message is clear: Public servants enriching themselves at taxpayers’ expense face relentless pursuit. With probes ongoing, more revelations and seizures loom on the horizon.