In a major breakthrough, Berhampur Sadar Police arrested Bijayalakshmi Rout, the mastermind behind a railway job fraud, on July 13, 2025, in Bhubaneswar.
The case, registered as Sadar PS Case No. 303 on July 11, 2025, under sections 318(4)/338/336(3)/340(2)/351(2) BNS, stemmed from a complaint by S. Krushna Chandra Dora, who was duped of ₹62.5 lakh along with four others.
The scam began on March 18, 2023, when A. Bighneswar Rao Dora lured victims at Digapahandi bus stand, promising railway jobs for ₹12.5 lakh each through alleged connections with Indian Railways officials. Dora introduced the victims to Samarjeet Rout (alias Basanta Singh) and Subhalaxmi Rout in Bhubaneswar. Posing as a TTE, Samarjeet showcased fake joining letters and photos of railway officials to gain trust.
The accused collected ₹62.5 lakh at the Baramunda bus stand, promising appointment letters and training in Kolkata. Victims underwent a fake medical test at B.R. Singh Hospital, Sealdah, and received fraudulent emails with call letters and approvals. Suspicious joining letters and unresponsiveness from the accused raised red flags. When confronted in Kolkata, Samarjeet urged the complainant to recruit more victims, exposing the scam.
Sadar Police, led by Inspector Rama Subramanian Pradhan, arrested Dora on July 11, 2025, and Subhalaxmi Rout on July 13, seizing her Axis and HDFC bank passbooks. Bijayalakshmi Rout, with prior cases at Tamando, Capital, and Infocity PS, was forwarded to court. The investigation continues to uncover the full extent of the racket, delivering justice to the victims.
